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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 aeroplanes.

— Joseph Stalin

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Gratitude is a sickness suffered by dogs.

The Memoirs of Stalin's former secretary (1992)

A sincere diplomat is like dry water or wooden iron.

"Fascism is the bourgeoisie’s fighting organisation that relies on the active support of Social-Democracy. Social-Democracy is objectively the moderate wing of fascism."

If you are afraid of wolves, keep out of the woods.

Having consolidated its power, and taking the lead of the peasantry, the proletariat of the victorious country can and must build a socialist society.

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There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty.

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