Words are one thing – deeds something entirely different. Fine words are a mask to cover shady deeds. A sincere diplomat is like dry water or wooden iron.
JOSEPH STALINGreat Britain provided time; the United States provided money and Soviet Russia provided blood.
More Joseph Stalin Quotes
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In the Soviet army it takes more courage to retreat than advance.
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Ideas are more powerful than guns. We would not let our enemies have guns, why should we let them have ideas.
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I trust no one, not even myself.
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The reason why there is now no communist government in Paris is because in the circumstances of 1945 the Soviet army was not able to reach French soil.
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The only real power comes out of a long rifle.
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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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I know that after my death a pile of rubbish will be heaped on my grave, but the wind of History will sooner or later sweep it away without mercy.
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You do not lament the loss of hair of one who has been beheaded.
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I consider it completely unimportant who in the party will vote, or how; but what is extraordinarily important is this – who will count the votes, and how.
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Everybody has a right to be stupid, but some people abuse the privilege.
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Everyone imposes his own system as far as his army can reach.
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You cannot make a revolution with silk gloves.
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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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The death of one man is tragic, but the death of thousands is statistic.
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American Communists have the opportunity to preach freely their ideas. It would be absolutely wrong to hold the Soviet government responsible for activities of the American Communists.
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