Leon Trotsky/exile 1929%e2%80%931940

Famous quotes containing the words leon trotsky, trotsky and/or exile:

    The depth and strength of a human character are defined by its moral reserves. People reveal themselves completely only when they are thrown out of the customary conditions of their life, for only then do they have to fall back on their reserves.
    Leon Trotsky (1879–1940)

    There is no example in history of a revolutionary movement involving such gigantic masses being so bloodless.
    —Leon Trotsky (1879–1940)

    No exile at the South Pole or on the summit of Mont Blanc separates us more effectively from others than the practice of a hidden vice.
    Marcel Proust (1871–1922)