American Communists have the opportunity to preach freely their ideas. It would be absolutely wrong to hold the Soviet government responsible for activities of the American Communists. Joseph Stalin More Quotes by Joseph Stalin More Quotes From Joseph Stalin Everybody has a right to be stupid, but some people abuse the privilege. Joseph Stalin abusestupidpeople Ideas are more powerful than guns. We would not let our enemies have guns, why should we let them have ideas. Joseph Stalin powerfulgunknowledge It is difficult for me to imagine what “personal liberty” is enjoyed by an unemployed hungry person. True freedom can only be where there is no exploitation and oppression of one person by another; where there is not unemployment, and where a person is not living in fear of losing his job, his home and his bread. Only in such a society personal and any other freedom can exist for real and not on paper. Joseph Stalin realhomejobs It's not the people who vote that count. It's the people who count the votes. Joseph Stalin politicspoliticalpeople When there's a person, there's a problem. When there's no person, there's no problem. Josef Stalin Joseph Stalin josef-stalinno-problemproblem The death of one man is tragic, but the death of thousands is statistic. Joseph Stalin tragicarmymen Great Britain provided time; the United States provided money and Soviet Russia provided blood. Joseph Stalin russiahistoryblood Divide the world into regional groups as a transitional stage to world government. Populations will more readily abandon their national loyalty to a vague regional loyalty than they will for a world authority. Later the regions can be brought together all the way into a single world dictatorship. Joseph Stalin world-governmentloyaltyhistorical Education is a weapon the effect of which is determined by the hands which wield it, by who is to be struck down. Joseph Stalin educationrealityschool It is not heroes that make history, but history that makes heroes. Joseph Stalin hero When we hang the capitalists they will sell us the rope we use. Joseph Stalin ropehigh-heelsbusiness This creature softened my heart of stone. She died and with her died my last warm feelings for humanity. Joseph Stalin humanityfeelingsheart To choose one's victims, to prepare one's plan minutely, to slake an implacable vengeance, and then to go to bed... There is nothing sweeter in the world. Joseph Stalin vengeancebedworld In speaking of the capitalists who strive only for profit, only to get rich, I do not want to say that these are the most worthless people capable of doing nothing else. Many of them undoubtedly possess great organising talent, which I would not dream of denying. We Soviet people learn a lot from the capitalists. But if you mean people who are prepared to reconstruct the world, of course you will not be able to find them in the ranks of those who faithfully serve the cause of profit. ..The capitalist is riveted in profit and nothing can tear him away from it. Joseph Stalin dreammeanpeople The press must grow day in and day out - it is our Party's sharpest and most powerful weapon. Joseph Stalin politicspartypowerful By May, 1st, 1937, there should not be one single church left within the borders of Soviet Russia, and the idea of God will have been banished from the Soviet Union as a remnant of the Middle Ages, which has been used for the purpose of oppressing the working classes. Joseph Stalin russiaclassideas I believe in one thing only, the power of human will. Joseph Stalin evil-peopleinspirationalbelieve Die, but do not retreat. Joseph Stalin retreatdies The only real power comes out of a long rifle. Joseph Stalin riflesreallong Of all the treasures a state can possess, the human lives of its citizens are for us the most precious. Joseph Stalin treasurecitizensstates
