(16 quotes found)
“Pol Pot killed one point seven million Cambodians, died under house arrest, well done there. Stalin killed many millions, died in his bed, aged seventy-two, well done indeed. And the reason we let them get away with it is they killed their own people. And we're sort of fine with that. Hitler killed people next door. Oh, stupid man. After a couple of years we won't stand for that, will we?”
Eddie Izzard
“From Paul to Stalin, the popes who have chosen Caesar have prepared the way for Caesars who quickly learn to despise popes.”
Albert Camus
“In some circles Stalin has in fact been making a comeback. His portrait hangs above the dashboard of trucks, a symbol of blue-collar nostalgia for a tough leader.”
Serge Schmemann
“No, Stalin did not die. He thinks that death can be fixed. We removed him from the mausoleum. But how do we remove Stalin from Stalin's heirs?”
Yevgeny Yevtushenko
“It was wrong to allow Stalin to shape the European landscape of the 20th century. It would be even more wrong to let him shape the landscape of the 21st century.”
Larry Summers
“"Epitaph on a Tyrant" is about Stalin, but is perfect for Saddam Hussein.”
Robert Fisk
“Show me where Stalin is buried and I'll show you a Communist Plot.”
Edgar Bergen
“It is enough that the people know there was an election. The people who cast the votes decide nothing. The people who count the votes decide everything.”
Joseph Stalin
“Doing the bidding of the Chinese government like this is like doing the bidding of Stalin or Hitler.”
Yu Jie
“suggested he would not favor sending even Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin or Idi Amin to the gallows.”
Jerry Kilgore
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