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.
JOSEPH STALINAh, 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!
More Joseph Stalin Quotes
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Political power does not rest with those who cast votes; political power rests with those who count votes.
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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.
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Die, but do not retreat.
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The rich experience of history teaches that up to now not a single class has voluntarily made way for another class.
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There are no fortresses that Bolsheviks cannot storm.
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I believe in one thing only, the power of human will.
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It is not heroes that make history, but history that makes heroes.
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It’s not the people who vote that count. It’s the people who count the votes.
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Do you remember the tsar? Well, I‘m like a tsar.
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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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I trust no one, not even myself.
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Voters decide nothing. Vote counters decide everything!
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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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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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The death of one man is tragic, but the death of thousands is statistic.
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