A sincere diplomat is like dry water or wooden iron.
Joseph Stalin

Death is the solution to all problems. No man - no problem.
Joseph Stalin

Death solves all problems - no man, no problem.
Joseph Stalin

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

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

Gaiety is the most outstanding feature of the Soviet Union.
Joseph Stalin

Gratitude is a sickness suffered by dogs.
Joseph Stalin

History shows that there are no invincible armies.
Joseph Stalin

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

I trust no one, not even myself.
Joseph Stalin


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

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

In the Soviet army it takes more courage to retreat than advance.
Joseph Stalin

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.
Joseph Stalin

Mankind is divided into rich and poor, into property owners and exploited; and to abstract oneself from this fundamental division; and from the antagonism between poor and rich means abstracting oneself from fundamental facts.
Joseph Stalin

One death is a tragedy; one million is a statistic.
Joseph Stalin

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

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

The only real power comes out of a long rifle.
Joseph Stalin