Joseph Stalin

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

Gaiety is the most outstanding feature of the Soviet Union.

The Pope? How many divisions has he got?

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

When we hang the capitalists they will sell us the rope we use.

The writer is the engineer of the human soul.

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

The people who cast the votes don't decide an election, the people who count the votes do.

Death solves all problems no man no problem.

Gratitude is a sickness suffered by dogs.

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

A single death is a tragedy a million deaths is a statistic.

Marxism is not only the theory of socialism, it is an integral world outlook, a philosophical system, from which Marx's proletarion socialism logically follows. This philosophical system is called dialectical materialism.

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.

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

History shows that there are no invincible armies.

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

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

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

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.

You cannot make a revolution with silk gloves.

A sincere diplomat is like dry water or wooden iron.

We don't let them have ideas. Why would we let them have guns?

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.

The only real power comes out of a long rifle.

The death of one man is a tragedy. The death of millions is a statistic.

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

The people who cast the votes decide nothing. The people who count the votes decide everything.

A certain inequality in regard to property still exists in a socialist society. But in a socialist society there is no unemployment, no exploitation, no oppression of nationalities.

A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic.

I trust no one, not even myself.

Death solves all problems - no man, no problem.

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.

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