100 + Famous Joseph Stalin Quotes & Joseph Stalin Facts
Joseph Stalin Facts
Joseph Stalin is an influential figure from the Communist Revolution in Russia. Stalin was born in 1878 in Georgia. He attended the prestigious Tiflis Theological Seminary, for which he acquired the skills of a linguist.
Later on in his career, Stalin became the General Secretary of the Communist Party and was credited with the success of the Russian Revolution. His contribution to the revolution included a violent purge of the Russian government, which led to the execution of thousands of people and a severe drop in Russia’s population.
More than any other Soviet leader, he would shape the country and its political economy for the rest of the twentieth century.
Joseph Stalin was a well-known Bolshevik communist and revolutionary who had an influential role in the Russian Revolutionary state. He was the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union’s Central Committee from 1922 until his death in 1953
This was an influential position as he led the country to become an industrial and military superpower. Joseph Stalin has been described as a dictator, and a brutal autocrat, who put forth his own personal ideas for his country’s development.
The economic transformations he initiated contributed to the eventual downfall of the Soviet Union. He was responsible for mass acts of political repression and for the deaths of millions of people.
Famous Joseph Stalin Quotes
The only real power comes out of a long rifle. – Joseph Stalin
One death is a tragedy. One million deaths is a statistic. – Joseph Stalin
We do not sign treaties; we make war or peace. – Joseph Stalin
To find out how to live, tell me first what kind of man you are, and then I will tell you what kind of life to live.” – Joseph Stalin
The death of one man is a tragedy; the death of millions is a statistic.” – Joseph Stalin
“Outcomes justify means” -Joseph Stalin
“I trust no one, not even myself.” – Joseph Stalin
“A man must keep his word if it is given with an honorable intent, even if it was not to his advantage.” – Joseph Stalin
“Life is hard, but it has a purpose, so do your best and don’t give up!” – Joseph Stalin
“There are no fortresses that Bolsheviks cannot storm.” -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
“You may not be interested in war, but war is interested in you.” – Joseph Stalin
“I did not want war, but Czechoslovakia made a mistake.” – Joseph Stalin
“It does not matter who makes the laws for others — as long as I am the only one who makes them for me.” – Josef Stalin
“The less human beings know themselves, the more apt they are to act against their own interests.” – Josef Stalin
“All channels must funnel through one that is not too wide.” – Josef Stalin
“History is more or less bunk.” – Joseph Stalin
“I am a materialist; I can understand dialectics, but I cannot use it.” – Joseph Stalin.
“I do not agree with your views, but I shall defend to the death your right to express them.” – Josef Stalin.
“I shall make a clean sweep of all those who refuse to work.” – Joseph Stalin.
“I shall do more than win this war; I shall destroy it.” – Joseph Stalin
“If you want peace, prepare for war.” – Joseph Stalin
“There are two kinds of lies: lies and statistics.” – Josef Stalin
“Any man who is not a practical politician is only fit for the gallows.” – Joseph Stalin
“He who does not believe in revolution is not a communist and cannot be one.” – Joseph Stalin
“The worker will never be free as long as he works for wages. He must see to it that he gets free of the capitalist exploiter, and this can only be done by going over to direct production himself.” -Joseph Stalin
“You can’t make an omelete without breaking eggs.” -Josef Stalin
“The death of one man is a tragedy; the death of millions is a statistic.” – Joseph Stalin
“There cannot be different laws for the rich and for the poor. There cannot be! It would go against the very essence of the revolution!” – Josef Stalin
“I am not interested in preserving the status quo; I want to overthrow it.” – Joseph Stalin
“Socialized Medicine is the Keystone to the Arch of Socialism.” – Joseph Stalin
“We need unity-but not with those who are against us. We must have unity with those who are with us.” – Joseph Stalin
“A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic.” – Joseph Stalin
“If the opposition disarms, well and good. If it refuses to disarm, we shall disarm it ourselves.” – Joseph Stalin
“In the end, we will bury you.” – Josef Stalin
“Those who vote decide nothing. Those who count the votes decide everything.” – Joseph Stalin.
“I know that heroism is not a monopoly of the revolutionary class. I know very well that there are hundreds and thousands of heroes among the landlord and capitalist classes. Still, revolutionary heroism is nevertheless a special kind of heroism, it is in a class by itself and cannot be compared with any other.” – Joseph Stalin.
“The death of one man is a tragedy, millions – statistics.” – Joseph Stalin
“Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.” – Joseph Stalin
“We might have democracy in the United States if only capitalists didn’t have all the money.” – Joseph Stalin
“If any thinking being can demonstrate to me that the destruction of religion will result in the destruction of a single state, I will renounce my views.” -Joseph Stalin
“Time must prove who is right and who is wrong. Time alone will show whether or not we are right. I assert that time has already justified the Communist Party.” -Joseph Stalin
“The death of every high-placed person is a political event, every illness . . . of such a person (even if it be a slight one) is a political occurrence and must be calculated politically.” – Joseph Stalin
“One death is a tragedy; one million is a statistic.” – Joseph Stalin
“It’s not the people who vote that count; it’s the people who count the votes. ” – Joseph Stalin
“The Pope? How many divisions has he got?” -Joseph Stalin
“History is on our side.” – Joseph Stalin
“It’s not the people who vote that count; it’s the people who count the votes.”- Joseph Stalin.
“What matters in politics is not what you’re talking about, but what you’re going to do about it. ” – 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.
“Those who cast the votes decide nothing, those who count them, decide everything.” – Joseph Stalin.
“the death of one man is a tragedy; the death of millions is just a statistic.” – Joseph Stalin.
“The Vatican has had its day. It had a definite historical place in the world order of things during the Middle Ages, but it is no longer any use at all today.” – Joseph Stalin.
“The Pope? How many divisions has he got?” – Joseph Stalin
“It is enough for us 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
“One death is a tragedy; one million is a statistic.” – Joseph Stalin
“History is on our side.” – Joseph Stalin
“If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a good cause … and don’t believe anything in politics, especially me.”-Joseph Stalin
“The principle is quite simple. In the USSR, we do not ask how many divisions an enemy has. We ask how many divisions he is going to have.” – Joseph Stalin.
“A chicken in every pot! That’s the aim of the trade unions!” – Joseph Stalin.
“History… The past is unchangeable: it cannot be modified.” – Joseph Stalin.
“History is on our side.” – Joseph Stalin.
