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> [Somebody who sticks to his guns can be called a stubborn person or a principled person, it depends on whether you like his ideas or not. You can call somebody whose ideas you don't like an ideologist or a person…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-pipes/somebody-who-sticks-to-his-guns-can-be-called-a-stubborn-person-or-a/)

[Richard Pipes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-pipes/)

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## More by Richard Pipes

> [Hitler did not have Mussolini's revolutionary socialist background... Nevertheless, he shared the socialist hatred and contempt for the 'bourgeoisie' and 'capitalism' and exploited for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-pipes/hitler-did-not-have-mussolini-s-revolutionary-socialist-background/)

[Richard Pipes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-pipes/)

> [...the collapse of tsarism, while not improbably, was certainly not inevitable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-pipes/the-collapse-of-tsarism-while-not-improbably-was-certainly-not/)

[Richard Pipes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-pipes/)

> [If we turn to the differences separating Communist, Fascist, and National Socialist regimes, we find that they can be accounted for by contrasting social,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-pipes/if-we-turn-to-the-differences-separating-communist-fascist-and/)

[Richard Pipes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-pipes/)

> [Somebody who sticks to his guns can be called a stubborn person or a principled person, it depends on whether you like his ideas…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-pipes/somebody-who-sticks-to-his-guns-can-be-called-a-stubborn-person-or-a/)

[Richard Pipes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-pipes/)

> [ In the end \[after the 1905 revolution\], Russia gained nothing more than a breathing spell. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-pipes/in-the-end-after-the-1905-revolution-russia-gained-nothing-more-than/)

[Richard Pipes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-pipes/)

> [Cities can be rebuilt, industries can be rebuilt, what really matters are strategy forces, military forces and the cadres leaders, political, military and economic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-pipes/cities-can-be-rebuilt-industries-can-be-rebuilt-what-really-matters/)

[Richard Pipes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-pipes/)

> [We need to keep a very keen eye on our own government. It's getting too rich and redistributing wealth is a sure way of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-pipes/we-need-to-keep-a-very-keen-eye-on-our-own-government-it-s-getting/)

[Richard Pipes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-pipes/)

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