Philosophy Quotes
Questions about meaning, existence, and truth from thinkers who spent their lives searching for answers.
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"Without theory, revolutionary practice becomes mere adventurism."Leon Trotsky
"The philosophy of revolutionary practice transcends academic abstractions."Leon Trotsky
"Dialectical materialism is the guide to our action."Mao Zedong
"The contradiction between the advanced superstructure and the backward base must be resolved."Mao Zedong
"The socialist road is the only path forward for humanity."Mao Zedong
"The theory of permanent revolution guides our long-term strategy."Mao Zedong
"A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic"Joseph Stalin
"The collective cannot replace the individual"Joseph Stalin
"Philosophy without practice is empty"Joseph Stalin
"I am not a pessimist; to say that is to say nothing."Benito Mussolini
"Fascism is not merely a political system but a spiritual creed."Benito Mussolini
"The Fascist conception of life stresses its tragic aspects."Benito Mussolini
"Civilization advances through struggle."Benito Mussolini
"The State is eternal; the individual is temporary."Benito Mussolini
"Men are motivated by power, not charity."Benito Mussolini
"Philosophy divorced from action is merely idle speculation."Vladimir Lenin
"The price of one great deed is all of a man's life."Winston Churchill
"More than machinery we need humanity."Franklin D. Roosevelt
"There is a mysterious cycle in human events."Franklin D. Roosevelt
"Self-interest is a primary motivator for all human action."Franklin D. Roosevelt
"Philosophy that does not change the world is mere entertainment."Leon Trotsky
"A nation without self-knowledge cannot chart its own destiny."Vladimir Lenin
"The philosopher's task is not merely to understand the world, but to change it."Vladimir Lenin
"One's philosophy is not best expressed in words but in the choices one makes"Eleanor Roosevelt
"The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane"Eleanor Roosevelt
"Gratitude is a disease of dogs."Joseph Stalin
"Philosophy without action is mere speculation."Joseph Stalin
"Philosophy must serve practical ends."Joseph Stalin
"The individual exists only to serve the state."Benito Mussolini
"The mind of the masses is easily manipulated."Benito Mussolini