Joseph Stalin quotes

Joseph Stalin was a Soviet political leader who served as the General Secretary of the Communist Party. Under his rule, the Soviet Union transformed into a major world power through rapid industrialization and harsh policies. He remains a highly controversial figure known for both his role in World War II and his brutal regime. Here are 107 of his quotes:

The death of one man is a tragedy. The death of millions is a statistic. (Joseph Stalin)
When there's a person, there's a problem. When there's no person, there's no problem. View quote
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History shows that there are no invincible armies. View quote
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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. View quote
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Those who vote decide nothing. Those who count the vote decide everything. View quote
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Education is a weapon whose effects depend on who holds it in his hands and at whom it is aimed. View quote
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It takes a brave man to be a coward in the Red Army. View quote
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I trust no one, not even myself. View quote
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The Pope? How many divisions has he got? View quote
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If the opposition disarms, well and good. If it refuses to disarm, we shall disarm it ourselves. View quote
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I believe in only one thing, the power of human will. (Joseph Stalin)
Gratitude is a sickness suffered by dogs. View quote
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A sincere diplomat is like dry water or wooden iron. View quote
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We are fifty or a hundred years behind the advanced countries. We must make good this distance in ten years. Either we do it, or they will crush us. View quote
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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. View quote
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Writers are the engineers of human souls. View quote
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I 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. View quote
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Death is the solution to all problems. No man - no problem. View quote
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Ideas are more powerful than guns. We would not let our enemies have guns, why should we let them have ideas. View quote
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This creature softened my heart of stone. She died and with her died my last warm feelings for humanity. View quote
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You know, they are fooling us, there is no God. (Joseph Stalin)
You cannot make a revolution with silk gloves. View quote
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Ours is a just cause; victory will be ours! View quote
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As we know, the goal of every struggle is victory. But if the proletariat is to achieve victory, all the workers, irrespective of nationality, must be united. Clearly, the demolition of national barriers and close unity between the Russian, Georgian, Armenian, Polish, Jewish and other proletarians is a necessary condition for the victory of the proletariat of all Russia. View quote
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Hitlers come and go, but Germany and the German people remain. View quote
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