Authority Quote by Leon Trotsky

If you think that the people of the Soviet Union have any desire themselves, and moreover, by force, to alter the face of surrounding…

— Joseph Stalin

Of course, Soviet people would like to see the face of surrounding states changed, but that is the business of the surrounding states.

— J. Stalin

The Soviets are not just looking at Moscow, they have a very extensive program of not only research, development, they have built this radar…

— Fred Ikle

There are also many instances where people hostile to the Soviet state are attempting by means of deceit and provocation to poison the minds…

— Filipp Golikov

I fail to see what dangers surrounding states can see in the ideas of the Soviet people if these states are really firmly seated…

— Joseph Stalin

The Russians are liars - you can't trust them. At Potsdam they agreed to everything and broke their word. It's too bad the second…

— Harry S. Truman

We are struggling with the global war on the truth. And if what we used to think of as the domain of the Soviets,…

— Craig Mazin

Russia's assertiveness in global affairs is something I look upon with great concern, which we need to address with eyes wide open and a…

— Dan Coats

We must not fall into the trap of projecting our own morality onto the Soviet leaders. They do not share our aspirations, they are…

— Margaret Thatcher

To say that you now trust the Russian military command and control system because some Russian general told you from the bottom of his…

— Anonymous

Working under the Soviet system made you very paranoid - people were afraid of everything - and this paranoia is still in people's minds.

— Jaak Kilmi

I just don't see this old idea of the Red peril, itching to take over the world. I think you can explain a lot…

— John Anderson