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Quotes from Trotsky's Diary in Exile — 1935 — Leon Trotsky

1879–1940 Russia

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Old age is the most unexpected of all the things that happen to a man.

Trotsky's Diary in Exile — 1935 (1958)

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.

Trotsky's Diary in Exile — 1935 (1958)

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