166 Quotes by Joseph Stalin

History shows that there are no invincible armies.

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

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.

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

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

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

A sincere diplomat is like dry water or wooden iron.

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!

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