Strange & Unusual Sayings

10,844 sayings found from the Modern era

How depressing it has been, Even within the palace.

— Meiji Emperor Late 19th - early 20th century
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How depressing it has been, Even within the palace.

— Meiji Emperor Late 19th - early 20th century
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Why should freedom of speech and freedom of press be allowed? Why should a government which is doing what it believes to be right allow itself to be criticized? It would not allow opposition by lethal weapons. Ideas are much more fatal things than gu…

— Vladimir Lenin Early 20th century
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Why should freedom of speech and freedom of press be allowed? Why should a government which is doing what it believes to be right allow itself to be criticized? It would not allow opposition by lethal weapons. Ideas are much more fatal things than gu…

— Vladimir Lenin Early 20th century
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I can't listen to music too often. It affects your nerves, makes you want to say stupid nice things and stroke the heads of people who could create such beauty while living in this vile hell.

— Vladimir Lenin Early 20th century
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I can't listen to music too often. It affects your nerves, makes you want to say stupid nice things and stroke the heads of people who could create such beauty while living in this vile hell.

— Vladimir Lenin Early 20th century
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The Capitalists will sell us the rope with which we will hang them.

— Vladimir Lenin Early 20th century
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When a liberal is abused, he says, 'Thank God they didn't beat me.' When he is beaten, he thanks God they didn't kill him. When he is killed, he will thank God that his immortal soul has been delivered from its mortal clay.

— Vladimir Lenin Early 20th century
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When a liberal is abused, he says, 'Thank God they didn't beat me.' When he is beaten, he thanks God they didn't kill him. When he is killed, he will thank God that his immortal soul has been delivered from its mortal clay.

— Vladimir Lenin Early 20th century
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We are not shooting enough professors.

— Vladimir Lenin Early 20th century
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We are not shooting enough professors.

— Vladimir Lenin Early 20th century
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We can and must write in a language which sows among the masses hate, revulsion, and scorn toward those who disagree with us.

— Vladimir Lenin Early 20th century
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Comrades! The insurrection of the five kulak districts must be mercilessly suppressed. The interests of the whole revolution demand it, for 'the last decisive battle' with the kulaks is now underway everywhere. An example must be made. 1. Hang (absol…

— Vladimir Lenin 1918
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Comrades! The insurrection of the five kulak districts must be mercilessly suppressed. The interests of the whole revolution demand it, for 'the last decisive battle' with the kulaks is now underway everywhere. An example must be made. 1. Hang (absol…

— Vladimir Lenin 1918
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If Socialism can only be realized when the intellectual development of all the people permits it, then we shall not see Socialism for at least five hundred years.

— Vladimir Lenin Early 20th century
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If Socialism can only be realized when the intellectual development of all the people permits it, then we shall not see Socialism for at least five hundred years.

— Vladimir Lenin Early 20th century
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You cannot make a revolution in white gloves.

— Vladimir Lenin Early 20th century
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You cannot make a revolution in white gloves.

— Vladimir Lenin Early 20th century
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Old age is the most unexpected of all things that can happen to a man.

— Leon Trotsky 1935
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Where the sole employer is the State, opposition means death by slow starvation. The old principle: who does not work shall not eat, has been replaced with a new one: who does not obey shall not eat.

— Leon Trotsky 1936
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