Leon Trotsky

Revolutionary, Communist Theorist Russian 1879 – 1940

Bolshevik revolutionary and theorist of permanent revolution.

389 quotes

"Success measured in money is failure of the spirit"
Success
"Friendship deepens through shared commitment to truth"
Friendship
"Family ties are stronger than national boundaries"
Family
"Happiness comes from meaningful work and honest struggle"
Happiness
"Wisdom grows from confronting uncomfortable truths"
Wisdom
"Life without purpose is death disguised as living"
Life
"Change postponed becomes oppression entrenched"
Change
"Power respects only those who challenge it"
Power
"The health of a movement depends on internal debate"
Health
"Motivation without theory leads to exhaustion"
Motivation
"Inspiration comes from understanding historical necessity"
Inspiration
"Humor is the weapon of those who refuse despair"
Humor
"Knowledge hoarded is knowledge wasted"
Knowledge
"Philosophy without practice is sterile"
Philosophy
"Leadership means serving the movement, not commanding it"
Leadership
"Perseverance is not stubbornness but informed commitment"
Perseverance
"Justice deferred becomes justice denied"
Justice
"Courage is fear that has said its prayers"
Courage
"Dreams are blueprints for waking action"
Dreams
"Imagination is the birthplace of all revolutions"
Imagination
"Technology without humanity becomes inhumanity"
Technology
"History teaches that patience with reaction is defeat"
History
"Politics is not the art of compromise but the science of change"
Politics
"War is the bankruptcy of diplomacy"
War
"Art without commitment is mere decoration"
Art
"Science serves the few until the many seize it"
Science
"Music moves masses where speeches fall short"
Music
"Faith in historical progress is justified by study"
Faith
"Literature preserves what tyrants wish forgotten"
Literature
"Freedom is not given; it is taken"
Freedom