Individual Quotes 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,…

— Joseph Stalin

There is no nation in the whole world desiring war.

— Joseph Stalin

Our Red Army now needs IL-2 aircraft like the air it breathes, like the bread it eats.

— 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…

— Joseph Stalin

We think that a powerful and vigorous movement is impossible without differences - "true conformity" is possible only in the cemetery.

— Joseph Stalin

[American Communist Party] legally exists in the U.S.A., it nominates its candidates in the elections, including Presidential elections.

— Joseph Stalin

“Gratitude is an illness suffered by dogs.”

— Joseph Stalin

A man's eyes should be torn out if he can only see the past

— Joseph Stalin

One death is a tragedy; a million is a statistic.

— Joseph Stalin

Education is a weapon, whose effect depends on who holds it in his hands and at whom it is aimed.

— Joseph Stalin

To slacken the tempo...would mean falling behind. And those who fall behind get beaten...

— Joseph Stalin

You do not lament the loss of hair of one who has been beheaded.

— Joseph Stalin