Quote by Leon Trotsky
Let a man find himself, in distinction from others, on top of two

Let a man find himself, in distinction from others, on top of two wheels with a chain — at least in a poor country like Russia — and his vanity begins to swell out like his tires. In America it takes an automobile to produce this effect. – Leon Trotsky

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