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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There are no absolute rules of conduct, either in peace or war. Everything depends on circumstances. – Leon Trotsky

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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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Have you heard about the Irishman who reversed into a car boot sale and sold the engine? – Frank Carson

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I never listen to music in the house, I listen to music in the car. – Peter Tork

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You were not in control You had no visibility: maybe there was a car in front of you, maybe not. – Alain Prost

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We were racing at circuits where there were no crash barriers in front of the pits, and fuel was lying about in churns in the pit lane. A car could easily crash into the pits at any time. It was ridiculous. – Jackie Stewart

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The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth. – Albert Camus

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