Author: Leon Trotsky

Quotes

Old age is the most unexpected of all things that happen to a man.

Old age is the most unexpected of all things that happen to a man.

- Leon Trotsky

Insurrection is an art, and like all arts has its own laws.

Insurrection is an art, and like all arts has its own laws.

- Leon Trotsky

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

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

- Leon Trotsky

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

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

- Leon Trotsky

If we had more time for discussion we should probably have made a great many more mistakes.

If we had more time for discussion we should probably have made a great many more mistakes.

- Leon Trotsky

There are no absolute rules of conduct, either in peace or war. Everything depends on circumstances.

There are no absolute rules of conduct, either in peace or war. Everything depends on circumstances.

- Leon Trotsky

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