Political power does not rest with those who cast votes; political power rests with those who count votes.
JOSEPH STALINPrint is the sharpest and the strongest weapon of our party.
More Joseph Stalin Quotes
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Gaiety is the most outstanding feature of the Soviet Union.
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It is not heroes that make history, but history that makes heroes.
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Nowadays wars are not declared. They simply start.
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History shows that there are no invincible armies.
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Of all the treasures a state can possess, the human lives of its citizens are for us the most precious.
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We are fifty or a hundred years behind the advanced countries. We must make good this distance in ten years. Either we do it, or they will crush us.
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If any foreign minister begins to defend to the death a ‘peace conference,’ you can be sure his government has already placed its orders for new battleships and airplanes.
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When you chop wood, splinters fly.
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The production of souls is more important than the production of tanks. And therefore I raise my glass to you, writers, the engineers of the human soul.
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Die, but do not retreat.
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The press must grow day in and day out – it is our Party’s sharpest and most powerful weapon.
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The death of one man is tragic, but the death of thousands is statistic.
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We do not want a single foot of foreign territory; but of our territory we shall not surrender a single inch to anyone.
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Print is the sharpest and the strongest weapon of our party.
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Ah, these diplomats! What chatterboxes! There’s only one way to shut them up – cut them down with machine guns. Bulganin, go and get me one!
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