Russian Civil War/aftermath

Famous quotes containing the words russian, civil, war and/or aftermath:

    “From being a patriotic myth, the Russian people have become an awful reality.”
    —Leon Trotsky (1879–1940)

    “The Civil rights of none shall be abridged on account of religious belief or worship, nor shall any national religion be established, nor shall the full and equal rights of conscience be in any manner, or on any pretext, be infringed.”
    —James Madison (1751–1836)

    “The slanders poured down like Niagara. If you take into consideration the setting—the war and the revolution—and the character of the accused—revolutionary leaders of millions who were conducting their party to the sovereign power—you can say without exaggeration that July 1917 was the month of the most gigantic slander in world history.”
    —Leon Trotsky (1879–1940)

    “The aftermath of joy is not usually more joy.”
    —Mason Cooley (b. 1927)