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

“Death solves all problems - no man, no problem. - J. V. Stalin, 1918”

“If you are afraid of wolves, keep out of the woods. - J. V. Stalin, 1936”

“To choose one's victims, to prepare one's plans minutely, to slake an implacable vengeance, and then to go to bed ... there is nothing sweeter in the world. - J. V. Stalin”

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

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

“Sometimes," he said, summing up the discussion with an aphorism I have never forgotten, "if you find yourself stuck in politics, the thing to do is start a fight--start a fight, even if you do not know how you are going to win it, because it is only when a fight is on, and everything is in motion, that you can hope to see your way through.”