Leon Trotsky

Our planet is being turned into a filthy and evil-smelling imperialist barrack.

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

It is unquestionably true that the need for art is not created by economic conditions. But neither is the need for food created by economics. On the contrary, the need for food and warmth creates economics.

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.

You may not be interested in strategy, but strategy is interested in you.

?The party that leans upon the workers but serves the bourgeoisie, in the period of the greatest sharpening of the class struggle, cannot but sense the smells wafted from the waiting grave.

Truth is a good dog; but always beware of barking too close to the heels of an error, lest you get your brains kicked out.

Why shouldn’t truth be stranger than fiction? Fiction, after all, has to make sense.

It is a puzzling thing. The truth knocks on the door and you say, ‘Go away, I’m looking for the truth.’ and so it goes away. Puzzling.

The truth is sometimes a hard pill to swallow. It sometimes causes us difficulties at home and abroad. It is sometimes used by our enemies in attempts to hurt us. But the American people are entitled to it, nonetheless.

When in doubt tell the truth.

The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it and ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is.

If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.

It’s no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make sense.

Truth is mighty and will prevail. There is nothing wrong with this, except that it ain’t so.

All the truth in the world adds up to one big lie.

It is more from carelessness about truth than from intentionally lying that there is so much falsehood in the world.

Truth, Sir, is a cow which will yield such people no more milk, and so they are gone to milk the bull.

Do not seek the truth, only cease to cherish your opinions.

All truth is not to be told at all times.

The bullsh*t is more interesting than the truth.