Leon Trotsky Quotes

Comrades, the revolution is on.

We are revolutionists from head to foot; revolutionists we were; revolutionists we are; revolutionists we shall remain until the very end.

We are revolutionaries.

You know, I'm not a revolutionary.

Ready for the revolution!

We talking about revolution because that's the era that you're caught in.

Radicals can be found in any environment.

The first duty of a revolutionist is to get away with it.

Every revolution begins with someone whining.

A revolutionary is not the revolution.

I've always said - I've always said I'm not, by temperament, a romantic about revolutions or given to revolutions. I've always thought that they are not the ideal way to change.

Revolutions are brought about by men, by men who think as men of action and act as men of thought.

Revolutions are the produce of passion, not of sober and tranquil reason.

I was born in revolution.

A revolution is not a dinner party, or writing an essay, or painting a picture, or doing embroidery.

Insurrection of thought always precedes insurrection of arms.

Revolutions are always verbose.

I don't know what the next American revolution is going to be like, but we might be able to imagine it if your imagination were rich enough.

The seed of revolution is repression.

The word Revolution, which we Socialists are so often forced to use, has a terrible sound in most people's ears, even when we have explained to them that it does not necessarily mean a change accompanied by riot and all kinds of violence

Insurrection is an art, and like all arts it has its laws

“Order prevails in Berlin!” You foolish lackeys! Your “order” is built on sand. Tomorrow the revolution will “rise up again, clashing its weapons,” and to your horror it will proclaim with trumpets blazing: I was, I am, I shall be!

Revolution, not elections!

The only books on revolution were published by communists.

Revolution is but thought carried into action.