A Man Behind The Curtain Of Great Diversion

Joseph Stalin

"A sincere diplomat is like dry water or wooden iron. "

"Death is the solution to all problems. No man - no problem."

"Education is a weapon whose effects depend on who holds it in his hands and at whom it is aimed."

"Everyone imposes his own system as far as his army can reach. "

"Gaiety is the most outstanding feature of the Soviet Union. "

"Gratitude is a sickness suffered by dogs."

"History shows that there are no invincible armies. "

"I believe in one thing only, the power of human will. "

"I trust no one, not even myself. "

"Ideas are more powerful than guns. We would not let our enemies have guns, why should we let them have ideas. "

"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. "

"If the opposition disarms, well and good. If it refuses to disarm, we shall disarm it ourselves. "

"In the Soviet army it takes more courage to retreat than advance. "

"It is enough that the people know there was an election. The people who cast the votes decide nothing. The people who count the votes decide everything. "

"Mankind is divided into rich and poor, into property owners and exploited; and to abstract oneself from this fundamental division; and from the antagonism between poor and rich means abstracting oneself from fundamental facts. "

"One death is a tragedy; one million is a statistic."

"Print is the sharpest and the strongest weapon of our party. "

"The only real power comes out of a long rifle."