Socialist economy cannot reject the huge advantages of the world division of labor: on the contrary, it will carry it to the highest development. But in practise, it is not a question of the future socialist society, with an established internal equilibrium, but of the given technically and culturally backward country which in the interests of industrialisation and collectivization is forced to export as much as possible in order to import as much as possible.
Leon TrotskyOne of the most surprising things in life is the sudden realization that one has become old
Leon TrotskySimultaneously the Left Opposition in the course of several years carried on a struggle against the Stalinists in favor of collectivization.
Leon TrotskyLet us not forget that revolutions are accomplished through people, although they be nameless. Materialism does not ignore the feeling, thinking, and acting man, but explains him.
Leon Trotsky