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Letter to the Prometeo Group, April 14, 1931
| Author(s) | Leon Trotsky |
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| Written | 14 April 1931 |
Two Letters to the Prometeo Group
Dear Comrades:
I must really apologize for not being able to supply you the promised preface. The reason is political, and I am sure you will understand its importance. I should have liked in the preface to summarize the differences which divide us, which implies a solid basis of common principles and methods.
Certain articles and declarations by you lead me to suppose that the differences are deeper than I had thought Your theses on democratic slogans were a revelation. They seem to me to be in irreconcilable contradiction with everything I consider Marxist theory and communist politics. Were I to write now on our differences, my conclusions would be entirely negative. I have not yet lost all hope of seeing you yourselves correct your theses, which are not tactical theses but theoretical ones. That is why I find it impossible for the moment to give a general appreciation of our differences and of the possibility for us to work together. I await the development of the discussion before forming a final judgment. In these circumstances, giving a trifling preface would amount to deceiving the readers and myself on the importance of our differences.
Communist greetings,
L. Trotsky