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"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."

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"In inner-party politics, these methods lead, as we shall yet see, to this: the party organization substitutes itself for the party, the central committee substitutes itself for the organization, and, finally, a dictator substitutes himself for the central committee."

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"The end may justify the means as long as there is something that justifies the end."

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"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."

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"Fascism is nothing but capitalist reaction."

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"Where force is necessary, there it must be applied boldly, decisively and completely. But one must know the limitations of force; one must know when to blend force with a maneuver, a blow with an agreement."

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"Not believing in force is the same as not believing in gravitation."

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"Old age is the most unexpected of all the things that can happen to a man."

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"Ideas that enter the mind under fire remain there securely and for ever."

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"Learning carries within itself certain dangers because out of necessity one has to learn from one's enemies."

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