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Fascism is nothing but capitalist reaction. ↗

— Leon Trotsky

#fascism #nothing #reaction

From being a patriotic myth, the Russian people have become an awful reality. ↗

— Leon Trotsky

#become #being #myth #patriotic #people

In a serious struggle there is no worse cruelty than to be magnanimous at an inopportune time. ↗

— Leon Trotsky

#magnanimous #serious #struggle #than #time

Learning carries within itself certain dangers because out of necessity one has to learn from one's enemies. ↗

— Leon Trotsky

#carries #certain #dangers #itself #learn

Technique is noticed most markedly in the case of those who have not mastered it. ↗

— Leon Trotsky

#markedly #mastered #most #noticed #technique

The historic ascent of humanity, taken as a whole, may be summarized as a succession of victories of consciousness over blind forces - in nature, in society, in man himself. ↗

— Leon Trotsky

#blind #consciousness #forces #himself #historic

Ideas that enter the mind under fire remain there securely and for ever. ↗

— Leon Trotsky

#ever #fire #ideas #mind #remain

Do not yield to misfortunes, but advance more boldly to meet them, as your fortune permits you. ↗

— Virgil

#boldly #fortune #meet #misfortunes #more

Let a man find himself, in distinction from others, on top of two wheels with a chain - at least in a poor country like Russia - and his vanity begins to swell out like his tires. In America it takes an automobile to produce this effect. ↗

— Leon Trotsky

#automobile #begins #chain #country #distinction

All four elements were happening in equal measure - the cuisine, the wine, the service, and the overall ambience. It taught me that dining could happen at a spiritual level. ↗

— Charlie Trotter

#could #cuisine #dining #elements #equal