Artillery is the god of war.
In the future, there will be fewer but better Russians.
In the Soviet army it takes more courage to retreat than advance.
I know that after my death a pile of rubbish will be heaped on my grave, but the wind of History will sooner or later sweep it away without mercy.
We believe that the Anarchists are real enemies of Marxism.
This war is not as in the past: whoever occupies a territory also imposes his own social system.
A man’s eyes should be torn out if he can only see the past
No matter how hard the loss, defeat might serve as well as victory to shape the soul and let the glory out.
Edward Bernays’ next famous achievement was Guatemala. He took over, at the request of the United Fruit Company, public relations activities to try to lay the basis for the U.S.-backed invasion, which destroyed an experiment in Guatemalan democracy…
The most effective device [of thought control developed in democratic societies] is the bounding of the thinkable, achieved by tolerating debate, even encouraging it, though only within proper limits.
In politics a capable ruler must be guided by circumstances, conjectures and conjunctions.
The path towards a free society has not been simple. There are tragic and glorious pages in our history.
I am the product of the masses of my country and the product of my enemy.
Capital punishment is a crime. I agree with Amnesty International on that one, and indeed with most of the world. The state should have no right to take people’s lives.
One of your tasks is to separate the “personal” from the “substantive.” The two can become confused, especially if someone rubs the President wrong.
There is a limit to the application of democratic methods. You can inquire of all the passengers as to what type of car they like to ride in, but it is impossible to question them as to whether to apply the brakes when the train is at full speed and accident threatens.
Well, I think everybody is frustrated by the finances of the U.N. and the inability to solve problems of war and peace.
Many countries are so weak that they can’t really solve their internal problems in the face of US power; they can’t even control their own wealthy. Their rich have virtually no social obligations-they don’t pay taxes and don’t keep their money in the country.
The first less is this: take it from me, every vote counts.
The Recovery Act is working, but it’s going to continue to work. It’s not over. A lot’s going to happen this summer. And even after the summer, there’s more to come with the act.
When you chop wood, splinters fly
A certain inequality in regard to property still exists in a socialist society. But in a socialist society there is no unemployment, no exploitation, no oppression of nationalities.
