Quote by Leon Trotsky
There is a limit to the application of democratic methods. You can

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. – Leon Trotsky

Other quotes by Leon Trotsky

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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Cycling
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Learning carries within itself certain dangers because out of necessity one has to learn from ones enemies. – Leon Trotsky

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Learning
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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. – Leon Trotsky

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great
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I dont think radio is selling records like they used to. Theyd hawk the song and hawk the artist and youd get so excited, youd stop your car and go into the nearest record store. – Herb Alpert

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car

Yes, sir, a patrol car came and took me down to a station where they were trying to develop films, but they hadnt got the facilities to develop colored film. – Abraham Zapruder

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car

The trick at Le Mans is to get the car in the window. Everything is critical: the tyre pressure, the brake temperature, and that means you have to push the car a lot to get it into the window – its about getting everything to work right and getting the car to flow through the corners. – Tom Kristensen

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car

Whats monotonous about being an actor and often makes me want to throw in the towel or drive a car off a bridge is the auditioning – the waiting around. – Chris Messina

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car

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Politics is applesauce. – Will Rogers

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