Leon Trotsky

Russian Revolutionary (1879-1940)

The end may justify the means as long as there is something that justifies the end. {Rarely does though}



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.


There are no absolute rules of conduct, either in peace or war. Everything depends on circumstances. {What a gray, shadowy world this man lived in....seems a little contradictory of the above quote...}



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. {Yes, that great idea is God!}


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