Lev Davidovich Trotsky

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5 total works indexed

1. A Theory of Cognitive Dissonance

   · 1957 · cited 16,798x

2. A Theory of Social Comparison Processes

   · 1954 · cited 14,134x

3. Global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in 2019: a systematic analysis

   · 2022 · cited 13,060x

4. PhysioBank, PhysioToolkit, and PhysioNet

   · 2000 · cited 11,755x

5. GW170817: Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Neutron Star Inspiral

   · 2017 · cited 8,070x

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Quotes

• “As long as I breathe I hope. As long as I breathe I shall fight for the future, that radiant future, in which man, strong and beautiful, will become master of the drifting stream of his history and will direct it towards the boundless horizons of beauty, joy and happiness!”
• “Lenin's methods [of "hard" centralism and mistrust of the working class] lead to this: the party organization substitutes itself for the party, the central committee substitutes itself for the organization, and, finally, a "dictator" substitutes himself for the central committee. … The party must seek the guarantee of its stability in its own base, in an active and self-reliant proletariat, and not in its top caucus … which the revolution may suddenly sweep away with its wing.”
• “In our eyes, individual terror is inadmissible precisely because it belittles the role of the masses in their own consciousness, reconciles them to their own powerlessness, and turns their eyes and hopes toward a great avenger and liberator who someday will come and accomplish his mission.”
• “Root out the counterrevolutionaries without mercy, lock up suspicious characters in concentration camps... Shirkers will be shot, regardless of past service.”
• “Capital was really safer in Russia than anywhere else. ... No true Marxist would allow sentiment to interfere with business.”
• “Learning carries within itself certain dangers because out of necessity one has to learn from one's enemies.”

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