"Old age is the most unexpected of all things that happen to a man."
― Leon Trotsky
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Government
More From Leon Trotsky
- "There is a limit to the application of democratic methods. You can inquire of all the passengers as to what type of car they like to ride in, but it is impossible to question them as to whether to apply the brakes when the train is at full speed and accident threatens."
- "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."
- "The depth and strength of a human character are defined by its moral reserves. People reveal themselves completely only when they are thrown out of the customary conditions of their life, for only then do they have to fall back on their reserves."
More In Government
- "An ideal form of government is democracy tempered with assassination."― Voltaire
- "The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground."― Thomas Jefferson
- "Where there is little or no public opinion, there is likely to be bad government, which sooner or later becomes autocratic government."― William Lyon Mackenzie King