20+ Joseph Stalin Quotes That Reflect His Thoughts On Freedom, Power, War And More

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

It is enough that the people know there was an election. The people who cast the votes decide nothing. The people who count the votes decide everything.

A sincere diplomat is like dry water or wooden iron.

A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic.

Gratitude is a sickness suffered by dogs.

The only real power comes out of a long rifle.

You do not lament the loss of hair of one who has been beheaded.

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

You cannot make a revolution with silk gloves.

History has shown there are no invincible armies.

I trust no one, not even myself.

Education is a weapon whose effects depend on who holds it in his hands and at whom it is aimed.

We think that a powerful and vigorous movement is impossible without differences. "True conformity" is possible only in the cemetery.

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

Die, but do not retreat.

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

Ideas are far more powerful than guns. We don't let our people have guns. Why should we let them have ideas?

The writer is the engineer of the human soul.

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

The death of one man is a tragedy. The death of millions is a statistic.