We [U.S.S.R. and U.S.A.] can exist peacefully together if we don't indulge in too much mutual fault-finding in all kinds of trifles. Joseph Stalin More Quotes by Joseph Stalin More Quotes From Joseph Stalin 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. Joseph Stalin airplane government peace Bukharin's a swine and surely worse than a swine because he thinks it below his dignity to write a couple of lines. Joseph Stalin couple writing thinking It doesn't matter who they vote for, they always vote for us. Joseph Stalin vote matter The Jews are not a nation! Joseph Stalin jew nations Our new Soviet constitution will, in my opinion, be the most democratic constitution of all those existing in the world. Joseph Stalin constitution opinion world Yes, the electoral struggle [in U.S.S.R.] will be animated. It will proceed around numerous very sharp questions, namely, practical questions having first-rate significance for the people. Joseph Stalin struggle people firsts Hitlers come and go, but Germany and the German people remain. Joseph Stalin comes-and-goes germany people We Marxists believe that revolution will occur in other countries, as well. But it will occur at a time when it will be considered possible or necessary by revolutionaries of those countries. Joseph Stalin revolution believe country The art of leadership is a serious matter. One must not lag behind a movement, because to do so is to become isolated from the masses. But one must not rush ahead, for to rush ahead is to lose contact with the masses. He who wished to lead a movement must conduct a fight on two fronts--against those who lag behind and those who rush ahead. Joseph Stalin fighting leadership art Undoubtedly, our path is not of the easiest; but, just as undoubtedly, we are not to be frightened by difficulties. Paraphrasing from the well-known words of Luther, Russia might say: ‘Here I stand on the frontier between the old, capitalist world and the new, socialist world. Here on this frontier I unite the efforts of the proletarians of the West and of the peasantry of the East in order to shatter the old world. May the god of history be my aid! Joseph Stalin effort russia order Marxists have more than once pointed out that the capitalist world economic system contains in itself the seeds of a general crisis and of warlike clashes. Joseph Stalin cold war world History shows that there are no invincible armies. Joseph Stalin army war reality Is it possible, then, to doubt that we can and must gain victory over the German invaders? The enemy is not as strong as some terror-stricken pseudo-intellectuals picture him. The devil is not as terrible as he is painted. Joseph Stalin strong doubt enemy The situation is that in Germany capitalism has remained, classes and class struggle have remained which all the same will break into the open, which includes also the field of struggle of parties representing opposing classes just as it broke through in, let us say, Spain. Joseph Stalin party struggle class This war is not an ordinary war. It is the war of the entire Russian people. Not only to eliminate the danger hanging over our heads, but to aid all people groaning under the yoke of Fascism Joseph Stalin ordinary war people As you can see, even when [Adolf] Hitler desires to speak for peace, he cannot dispense with threats. This is symptomatic. Joseph Stalin threat speak desire Take some exercise, try to recover the look of a human being. Joseph Stalin exercise trying looks The society which we have built can in no way be termed "state socialism."The social organization which we have created can be termed a Soviet, socialist organization which has not yet been quite completed, but is in its root a socialist organization of society. The foundation of this society is public ownership. Joseph Stalin foundation organization roots Only when we succeed in creating such an order under which people receive for their labor from the society not according to the quantity and quality of labor, but according to their needs, will it be possible to say that we have built up a communist society. Joseph Stalin creating order people Each position, each metre of the Soviet territory must be stubbornly defended, to the last drop of blood. We must cling to every inch of Soviet soil and defend it to the end! Joseph Stalin war blood world
