Quotes by 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.

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.

I believe in one thing only, the power of human will.

The only real power comes out of a long rifle.

I trust no one, not even myself.