Nikita Khrushchev

"The purpose of the Soviet state is to wither away."

"Communism is Soviet power plus the electrification of the whole country."

"Call it nationalism, call it patriotism, call it what you will."

"Revolutions are the locomotives of history."

"Whether you like it or not, history is on our side."

"The American people should not be fooled by propaganda."

"Peace will come when people want it badly enough to force their governments to get out of the way."

"Competition is a mode of existence for workers under capitalism."

"The living should learn from the dead."

"When you are skinning a cat, you must act with determination."

"Bombs do not frighten us; we have our own."

"It is my firm belief that we will bury you."

"The capitalists will sell us the rope with which we will hang them."

"To understand the Soviet Union, one must understand history."

"Man must never be the slave of his own creations."

"The problems of agriculture cannot be solved by ideology alone."

"We do not serve a state; the state serves the people."

"Time is a luxury in politics that we cannot always afford."

"Art must serve the people, not the market."

"Progress is made by those willing to challenge the status quo."

"Education is the foundation of a just society."

"A leader who cannot inspire loyalty is no leader at all."

"The future belongs to those who believe in it most deeply."

"Truth emerges from facts, not from declarations."

"We must learn to think strategically about the long term."

"Power without responsibility is the root of tyranny."

"Work is not a burden when it serves a noble purpose."

"The measure of a nation is how it treats its workers."

"Dreams without action remain merely dreams."

"A sense of humor is essential to surviving politics."