Russian Empire Order

Famous quotes containing the words russian, empire and/or order:

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

“It is an immense misfortune to the empire to have a king of such a disposition at such a time. We are told and every thing proves it true that he is the bitterest enemy we have.... To undo his empire he has but one truth more to learn, that after colonies have drawn the sword there is but one step more they can take.”
—Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)

“The earlier works of a man of genius are always preferred to the newer ones, in order to prove that he is going down instead of up.”
—Victor Hugo (1802–1885)