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.
JOSEPH STALINThe rich experience of history teaches that up to now not a single class has voluntarily made way for another class.
More Joseph Stalin Quotes
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In the Soviet army it takes more courage to retreat than advance.
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The Jews are not a nation!
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The United States should get rid of its militias.
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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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Gaiety is the most outstanding feature of the Soviet Union.
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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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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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If the opposition disarms, well and good. If it refuses to disarm, we shall disarm it ourselves.
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When you chop wood, splinters fly.
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It is not heroes that make history, but history that makes heroes.
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History shows that there are no invincible armies.
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How do you expect the Germans to revolt when they don’t even dare walk on the grass?
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Everyone imposes his own system as far as his army can reach.
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Everybody has a right to be stupid, but some people abuse the privilege.
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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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