Quotes from Joseph Stalin

music's a good thing, it calm the beast in the man.

[After Communism succeeds] ...then, there will come a peace across the earth.

As you can see, even when [Adolf] Hitler desires to speak for peace, he cannot dispense with threats. This is symptomatic.

One of the successes of the cause of the friends of peace is the ratification of the Franco-Soviet Pact of Mutual Assistance.

It's not the people who vote that count. It's the people who count the votes.

The press must grow day in and day out - it is our Party's sharpest and most powerful weapon.

Those who vote decide nothing. Those who count the vote decide everything.

You know, they are fooling us, there is no God.

The people will always attempt to find the positive aspects of all circumstances, which, in themselves, are not susceptible to danger.

The only real power comes out of a long rifle.

He who votes does not have power. He who counts the votes has power.

Political power does not rest with those who cast votes; political power rests with those who count votes.

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.

It is not heroes that make history, but history that makes heroes.

I know that after my death a pile of rubbish will be heaped on my grave, but the wind of History will sooner or later sweep it away without mercy.

The rich experience of history teaches that up to now not a single class has voluntarily made way for another class.

This creature softened my heart of stone. She died and with her died my last warm feelings for humanity.

In case Japan ventures to attack the Mongolian People's Republic, seeking to destroy its independence, we will have to assist the Mongolian People's Republic.

i am not a millionaire son " but i make my son become the, millionaire son. by jostalin

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

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

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

The Pope? How many divisions has he got?

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.