Joseph Stalin

"We shall bury our enemies and build our future on their graves."

"The collective farm is the foundation of our new society."

"Speed and decisiveness are the mark of true leadership."

"The masses follow those who show strength and determination."

"We have no room for sentimentality in the building of communism."

"History moves forward through conflict and struggle."

"The only thing I trust is fear"

"We cannot expect anything from the League of Nations"

"Death is the only way out"

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

"The people who cast the votes do not have half a say in those who count the votes"

"You cannot make a revolution with silken gloves"

"I trust no one, not even myself"

"Gratitude is a sickness suffered by dogs"

"The Pope! How many divisions has he got?"

"Print me bigger!"

"It is enough that the people know there was an election; those who decide the outcome decide everything"

"Quantity has a quality all its own"

"We have room for persons in our country"

"The collective cannot replace the individual"

"Ideas are more powerful than guns"

"Discipline is the foundation of victory"

"Work is the best medicine"

"A man dies when he stops fighting"

"The masses make history without knowing they are making it"

"Communism is socialism with a gun"

"We are surrounded by enemies and must be vigilant"

"The machine can replace men, but men cannot replace the machine"

"Art belongs to the people"

"Literature is the engine of revolution"