Joseph Stalin

Soviet dictator

Modern influential 46 sayings

Sayings by Joseph Stalin

The history of Bolshevism is the history of a great struggle for the purity of Marxism.

1938 — Speech 'On the History of the CPSU(B)'
Controversial Unverifiable

The revolution is not a dinner party, nor an essay, nor a painting, nor a piece of embroidery; it cannot be so refined, so leisurely and gentle, so temperate, kind, courteous, restrained and magnanimous. A revolution is an insurrection, an act of violence by which one class overthrows another.

Unknown — Often attributed to Mao Zedong, but reflects a similar revolutionary ideology shared by Stalin.
Controversial Unverifiable

The working class is the only class that can lead the revolution.

1927 — Speech 'On the Tasks of the Opposition'
Controversial Unverifiable

The complete victory of socialism means the complete elimination of capitalism.

1936 — Speech 'On the Draft Constitution of the USSR'
Controversial Unverifiable

The Party is the leading and guiding force of Soviet society.

1936 — Speech 'On the Draft Constitution of the USSR'
Controversial Unverifiable

The more rapid the development of the Soviet Union, the more furiously will the remnants of the exploiting classes rage, the more acutely will they employ their last means of struggle.

1937 — Speech to the Plenum of the Central Committee
Controversial Unverifiable