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“In a socialist society, everybody is obliged to work even though he is remunerated for his labor and not yet according to his needs, but according to the quantity and quality of the labor expended.”

Quote by Joseph Stalin

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Joseph Stalin, the former Premier of the Soviet Union, was born on December 18, 1878, and died on March 5, 1953. He was the leader of the Soviet Communist Party and had a profound impact on the political, economic, and military development of the Soviet Union. more

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“Only when we succeed in creating such an order under which people receive for their labor from the society not according to the quantity and quality of labor, but according to their needs, will it be possible to say that we have built up a communist society.”

People Needs Order Quality Succeed Creating Built Labor Communist Quantity Quantity And Quality

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“Of course, in order to build something new, one has to economize, accumulate means, temporarily limit one's requirements, borrow from others. If you want to build a new house, you save money temporarily and limit your requirements, otherwise you might not build your house.”

Ifs Want Mean Might Order Courses House Limits Something New Requirements Saving Money

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“It was necessary, temporarily, to limit certain requirements, accumulate necessary means, strain forces. We acted precisely in this way and built a socialist society.”

Way Mean Certain Force Limits Built Socialist Requirements Strain

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“We built this [socialistic] society not for the curbing of personal liberty, but in order that human personalities should really feel free.”

Feels Should Humans Order Liberty Personality Built Human Personality Personal Liberty

Author:Joseph Stalin

“We built [socialistic society] for the sake of real personal liberty, liberty without quotation marks.”

Real Liberty Built Mark Sake Quotations Personal Liberty Quotation Marks

Book:1934-1940

Source: 1934-1940

“It is difficult for me to imagine what "personal liberty" the unemployed can have who go hungry and cannot find utilization of their labor.”

Difficult Liberty Imagine Labor Hungry Unemployed Personal Liberty Utilization

Author:Joseph Stalin

“Real liberty exists only there where exploitation has been annihilated, where no oppression of some peoples by others exists, where there is no unemployment and pauperism, where a person does not tremble because tomorrow he may lose his job, home and bread.”

May Persons Doe Has Beens Real Home Jobs Loses Liberty Tomorrow Bread Oppression Exploitation Unemployment

Author:Joseph Stalin

“American democracy and the Soviet system can exist simultaneously and compete peacefully. But one cannot develop into the other.”

Democracy Soviet American Democracy

Author:Joseph Stalin

“The Soviet system will not evolve into American democracy or vice-versa.”

Democracy Vices Evolve Soviet Vice Versa American Democracy

Book:1934-1940

Source: 1934-1940

“We [U.S.S.R. and U.S.A.] can exist peacefully together if we don't indulge in too much mutual fault-finding in all kinds of trifles.”

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Author:Joseph Stalin