“A comrade who deserts a comrade is a cowardly dog, and all such dogs should die a dog's death, comrade -”

“... unfortunately, freedom alone is not enough, by far. If there is a shortage of bread, a shortage of butter and fats, a shortage of textiles, and if housing conditions are bad, freedom will not carry you very far. It is very difficult, comrades, to live on freedom alone.”

“Gratitude", he said, quoting Stalin, "is a dog's disease.”

“A dog looks up to you, a cat looks down on you, but a pig looks you straight in the eye.”

“Everyone may be called "comrade," but some comrades have the power of life and death over other comrades.”

“Comrades," he said, "here is a point that must be settled. The wild creatures, such as rats and rabbits–are they our friends or our enemies? Let us put it to the vote. I propose this question to the meeting: Are rats comrades?"The vote was taken at once, and it was agreed by an overwhelming majority that rats were comrades. There were only four dissentients, the three dogs and the cat, who was afterwards discovered to have voted on both sides.”

“You know how cats do. They hide to die. Dogs come home.”