A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic.
– Joseph Stalin
The only real power comes out of a long rifle.
– Joseph Stalin
It is enough that the people know there was an election. The people who cast the votes decide nothing. The people who count the votes decide everything.
– Joseph Stalin
In the Soviet army it takes more courage to retreat than advance.
– Joseph Stalin
If the opposition disarms, well and good. If it refuses to disarm, we shall disarm it ourselves.
– Joseph Stalin
If any foreign minister begins to defend to the death a 'peace conference,' you can be sure his government has already placed its orders for new battleships and airplanes.
– Joseph Stalin
I trust no one, not even myself.
– Joseph Stalin
I believe in one thing only, the power of human will.
– Joseph Stalin
History shows that there are no invincible armies.
– Joseph Stalin
Education is a weapon whose effects depend on who holds it in his hands and at whom it is aimed.