We built [socialistic society] for the sake of real personal liberty, liberty without quotation marks.
Joseph StalinEducation is a weapon the effect of which is determined by the hands which wield it, by who is to be struck down.
Joseph StalinThe rich experience of history teaches that up to now not a single class has voluntarily made way for another class.
Joseph StalinMarxists have more than once pointed out that the capitalist world economic system contains in itself the seeds of a general crisis and of warlike clashes.
Joseph StalinIn speaking of the capitalists who strive only for profit, only to get rich, I do not want to say that these are the most worthless people capable of doing nothing else. Many of them undoubtedly possess great organising talent, which I would not dream of denying. We Soviet people learn a lot from the capitalists. But if you mean people who are prepared to reconstruct the world, of course you will not be able to find them in the ranks of those who faithfully serve the cause of profit. ..The capitalist is riveted in profit and nothing can tear him away from it.
Joseph Stalin