--- title: "14 Ifs Quotes By Joseph Stalin" description: "14 Ifs quotes by Joseph Stalin. Plus more from Joseph Stalin and more Ifs sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/46b/joseph-stalin-1734_country_each-country-if-it-so-desires-will-make_711640.jpg" --- > [Each country, if it so desires, will make its own revolution. And if no such desire exists, no revolution will occur.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-stalin/each-country-if-it-so-desires-will-make-its-own-revolution-and-if-no/) [Joseph Stalin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-stalin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/46b/joseph-stalin-1734_country_each-country-if-it-so-desires-will-make_711640.jpg) > [A man's eyes should be torn out if he can only see the past](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-stalin/a-man-s-eyes-should-be-torn-out-if-he-can-only-see-the-past/) [Joseph Stalin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-stalin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/05b/joseph-stalin-1734_eye_a-man-s-eyes-should-be-torn-out-if-he-ca_123472.jpg) > [I fail to see what dangers surrounding states can see in the ideas of the Soviet people if these states are really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-stalin/i-fail-to-see-what-dangers-surrounding-states-can-see-in-the-ideas-of/) [Joseph Stalin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-stalin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c2b/joseph-stalin-1734_danger_i-fail-to-see-what-dangers-surrounding-s_2971421.jpg) > [Capitalism in its imperialistic stage is a system which regards war as a legitimate method for solution of international disputes - a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-stalin/capitalism-in-its-imperialistic-stage-is-a-system-which-regards-war/) [Joseph Stalin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-stalin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f6/joseph-stalin-1734_capitalism_capitalism-in-its-imperialistic-stage-is_1929029.jpg) > [ We \[U.S.S.R. and U.S.A.\] can exist peacefully together if we don't indulge in too much mutual fault-finding in all kinds of trifles. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-stalin/we-u-s-s-r-and-u-s-a-can-exist-peacefully-together-if-we-don-t/) [Joseph Stalin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-stalin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/613/joseph-stalin-1734_all-kinds_we-u-s-s-r-and-u-s-a-can-exist-peacefull_367343.jpg) > [If things should go too far and deportation of all whiteguard emigres from the United States were demanded, this would be an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-stalin/if-things-should-go-too-far-and-deportation-of-all-whiteguard-emigres/) [Joseph Stalin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-stalin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0bd/joseph-stalin-1734_asylums_if-things-should-go-too-far-and-deportat_84695.jpg) > [If you think that the people of the Soviet Union have any desire themselves, and moreover, by force, to alter the face…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-stalin/if-you-think-that-the-people-of-the-soviet-union-have-any-desire/) [Joseph Stalin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-stalin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3bb/joseph-stalin-1734_desire_if-you-think-that-the-people-of-the-sovi_2146965.jpg) > [At this point the question of Ukraine is the most important. The situation in Ukraine is very bad. If we don't take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-stalin/at-this-point-the-question-of-ukraine-is-the-most-important-the/) [Joseph Stalin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-stalin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6df/joseph-stalin-1734_famine_at-this-point-the-question-of-ukraine-is_971969.jpg) > [What would happen if capital succeeded in smashing the Republic of Soviets? There would set in an era of the blackest reaction…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-stalin/what-would-happen-if-capital-succeeded-in-smashing-the-republic-of/) [Joseph Stalin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-stalin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/82e/joseph-stalin-1734_capitalist_what-would-happen-if-capital-succeeded-i_3099483.jpg) > [We secured peace for our country for one and a half years, as well as an opportunity of preparing our forces for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-stalin/we-secured-peace-for-our-country-for-one-and-a-half-years-as-well-as/) [Joseph Stalin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-stalin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aad/joseph-stalin-1734_attacking_we-secured-peace-for-our-country-for-one_423364.jpg) > [As we know, the goal of every struggle is victory. But if the proletariat is to achieve victory, all the workers, irrespective…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-stalin/as-we-know-the-goal-of-every-struggle-is-victory-but-if-the/) [Joseph Stalin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-stalin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b0c/joseph-stalin-1734_achieve_as-we-know-the-goal-of-every-struggle-is_1977645.jpg) > [This war is not as in the past; whoever occupies a territory also imposes on it his own social system. Everyone imposes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-stalin/this-war-is-not-as-in-the-past-whoever-occupies-a-territory-also-2/) [Joseph Stalin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-stalin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e5a/joseph-stalin-1734_army_this-war-is-not-as-in-the-past-whoever-o_286880.jpg) > [Of course, in order to build something new, one has to economize, accumulate means, temporarily limit one's requirements, borrow from others. If…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-stalin/of-course-in-order-to-build-something-new-one-has-to-economize/) [Joseph Stalin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-stalin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4b/joseph-stalin-1734_accumulate_of-course-in-order-to-build-something-ne_767562.jpg) > [In speaking of the capitalists who strive only for profit, only to get rich, I do not want to say that these…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-stalin/in-speaking-of-the-capitalists-who-strive-only-for-profit-only-to-get/) [Joseph Stalin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-stalin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b50/joseph-stalin-1734_able_in-speaking-of-the-capitalists-who-striv_683477.jpg) ## Other authors on Ifs ## More by Joseph Stalin > [ Neither Italian fascism nor German national "socialism" have anything in common with such a \[Soviet socialistic\] society, primarily because private ownership of factories, plants,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-stalin/neither-italian-fascism-nor-german-national-socialism-have-anything/) [Joseph Stalin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-stalin/) > [There is no nation in the whole world desiring war.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-stalin/there-is-no-nation-in-the-whole-world-desiring-war/) [Joseph Stalin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-stalin/) > [Our Red Army now needs IL-2 aircraft like the air it breathes, like the bread it eats.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-stalin/our-red-army-now-needs-il-2-aircraft-like-the-air-it-breathes-like/) [Joseph Stalin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-stalin/) > [If things should go too far and deportation of all whiteguard emigres from the United States were demanded, this would be an attempt against…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-stalin/if-things-should-go-too-far-and-deportation-of-all-whiteguard-emigres/) [Joseph Stalin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-stalin/) > [We think that a powerful and vigorous movement is impossible without differences - "true conformity" is possible only in the cemetery.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-stalin/we-think-that-a-powerful-and-vigorous-movement-is-impossible-without/) [Joseph Stalin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-stalin/) > [ \[American Communist Party\] legally exists in the U.S.A., it nominates its candidates in the elections, including Presidential elections. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-stalin/american-communist-party-legally-exists-in-the-u-s-a-it-nominates-its/) [Joseph Stalin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-stalin/) > [“Gratitude is an illness suffered by dogs.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-stalin/gratitude-is-an-illness-suffered-by-dogs/) [Joseph Stalin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-stalin/) > [A man's eyes should be torn out if he can only see the past](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-stalin/a-man-s-eyes-should-be-torn-out-if-he-can-only-see-the-past/) [Joseph Stalin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-stalin/) > [One death is a tragedy; a million is a statistic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-stalin/one-death-is-a-tragedy-a-million-is-a-statistic/) [Joseph Stalin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-stalin/) > [Education is a weapon, whose effect depends on who holds it in his hands and at whom it is aimed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-stalin/education-is-a-weapon-whose-effect-depends-on-who-holds-it-in-his/) [Joseph Stalin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-stalin/) > [To slacken the tempo...would mean falling behind. And those who fall behind get beaten...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-stalin/to-slacken-the-tempo-would-mean-falling-behind-and-those-who-fall/) [Joseph Stalin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-stalin/) > [You do not lament the loss of hair of one who has been beheaded.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-stalin/you-do-not-lament-the-loss-of-hair-of-one-who-has-been-beheaded/) [Joseph Stalin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-stalin/) > [The Red Army and Navy and the whole Soviet people must fight for every inch of Soviet soil, fight to the last drop of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-stalin/the-red-army-and-navy-and-the-whole-soviet-people-must-fight-for/) [Joseph Stalin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-stalin/) > [ I admit that I do not recall the speeches of Comrades \[Earl\] Browder and \[Samuel\] Darcy. I do not even recall of what they… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-stalin/i-admit-that-i-do-not-recall-the-speeches-of-comrades-earl-browder/) [Joseph Stalin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-stalin/) > [He who casts a vote decides nothing. He who counts the vote decides everything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-stalin/he-who-casts-a-vote-decides-nothing-he-who-counts-the-vote-decides/) [Joseph Stalin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-stalin/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ifs/joseph-stalin/#itemlist", "name": "14 Ifs Quotes By Joseph Stalin", "numberOfItems": 14, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Each country, if it so desires, will make its own revolution. 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