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 STALINThe 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 STALINTake some exercise, try to recover the look of a human being.
JOSEPH STALINOur Soviet society is socialist because private ownership of factories, plants, land, banks and means of transportation has been abolished in our country, and replaced by public ownership.
JOSEPH STALINHow do you expect the Germans to revolt when they don’t even dare walk on the grass?
JOSEPH STALINEveryone imposes his own system as far as his army can reach.
JOSEPH STALINIdeas are more powerful than guns. We would not let our enemies have guns, why should we let them have ideas.
JOSEPH STALINI 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.
JOSEPH STALINThe writer is the engineer of the human soul.
JOSEPH STALINI 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.
JOSEPH STALINIf 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.
JOSEPH STALINNowadays wars are not declared. They simply start.
JOSEPH STALINYou cannot make a revolution with silk gloves.
JOSEPH STALINThis creature softened my heart of stone. She died and with her died my last warm feelings for humanity.
JOSEPH STALINWhen you chop wood, splinters fly.
JOSEPH STALINI trust no one, not even myself.
JOSEPH STALINI believe in one thing only, the power of human will.
JOSEPH STALIN