Joseph Stalin

"The enemy of my enemy is my temporary ally."

"Centralization of power is the key to revolutionary success."

"The masses must be educated to understand their own interests."

"A strong state is built on the obedience of its citizens."

"We have no need for parliaments and constitutions."

"Art that does not serve the revolution is decadent art."

"The truth is whatever the party declares it to be."

"Patience is a revolutionary virtue that must not be confused with weakness."

"We do not fear enemies; we fear our own indecision."

"The kulaks must be liquidated as a class."

"Economic power is the foundation of political power."

"The intellectuals must be brought to heel or eliminated."

"Loyalty to the state supersedes all other loyalties."

"We build monuments not in stone but in the hearts of the people."

"The enemy sleeps, but so do we, forever vigilant."

"Mistakes are the stepping stones to victory."

"The revolution devours its own children, and this is natural."

"We must eliminate the parasites who feed on the working class."

"The party is always right, and the individual is always wrong."

"Great deeds require great courage and great sacrifice."

"We shape the future through the force of our will."

"The new man will be born from the ashes of the old world."

"Tradition is the enemy of progress and must be destroyed."

"We do not negotiate with enemies; we eliminate them."

"The worker's state is the highest form of democracy."

"Success comes to those who are willing to sacrifice everything."

"We are building a new civilization on the ruins of the old."

"The law is a weapon of class warfare, nothing more."

"Unquestioning obedience is the mark of a true revolutionary."

"The state exists to serve the revolution, not the people."