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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

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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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In a serious struggle there is no worse cruelty than to be magnanimous at an inopportune time. – Leon Trotsky

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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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You know, sitting in the car when they got back in and – first of all, it was relief. I was not – there were two get away cars or switch cars they were called. And, you know, the group tended to include everyone. – Patty Hearst

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Its sad that women characters have lost so much ground in popular movies. Didnt Thelma and Louise prove that women want to see women doing things on film? Thelma and Louise were in a classic car they were being chased by cops they shot up a truck – and women loved it. – Robin Quivers

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The greatest pleasure when I started making money was not buying cars or yachts but finding myself able to have as many freshly typed drafts as possible. – Gore Vidal

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Were just into toys, whether its motorcycles or race cars or computers. Ive got the Palm Pilot right here with me, Ive got the worlds smallest phone. Maybe its just because Im still a big little kid and I just love toys, you know? – Catherine Bell

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