"Old age is the most unexpected of all things that happen to a man." ― Leon Trotsky Topic(s): Government More From Leon Trotsky "Life is not an easy matter… You cannot live through it without falling into frustration and cynicism unless you have before you a great idea which raises you above personal misery, above weakness, above all kinds of perfidy and baseness." "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." More In Government "The fact is, my friends, most Americans don’t want more government. They want less government."― Mike Huckabee "Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter."― Thomas Jefferson "Government has no other end, but the preservation of property."― John Locke