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"Before your eyes, rises the hero of Gogol's story who, in a fit of abberation, imagined that he was the King of Spain. Such is the fate of all megalomaniacs."

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"Before your eyes, rises the hero of Gogol's story who, in a fit of abberation, imagined that he was the King of [[Spain]]. Such is the fate of all megalomaniacs."

--Joseph Stalin, ''Proletariatis Brdzola'', August 1905. Quoted by Simon Sebag Montefiore, "Young Stalin," page 376.[[User:Kingstowngalway|Kingstowngalway]] 19:14, 16 April 2009 (EDT)

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"God's not unjust, he doesn't actually exist. We've been deceived. If God existed, he'd have made the world more just... I'll lend you a book and you'll see."

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--A teenaged Stalin after reading [[Charles Darwin]]'s "The Origin of Species." Quoted by Simon Sebag Montefiore, "Young Stalin," page 49.[[User:Kingstowngalway|Kingstowngalway]] 19:30, 16 April 2009 (EDT)

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"Comrade Koba told you that we were against you and demanded your sacking from the Committee, but I promise you nothing of the sort happened and everything Koba told you was a malicious lie! Yes: a calumny to discredit us! I just wonder at the man's impudence. I know how worthless he is, but I didn't expect such 'courage.' But it turns out that he'll use any means if he thinks the ends justify them. The end in this case - the ambition - is to present himself as a great man before the nation. But... God didn't grant him the right gift, so he has to resort to intrigues, lies and other 'bagatelles.' Such a filthy person wanted to pollute our sacred mission with sewage!"

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--Georgian [[Menshevik]] Noe Khomeriki in a 1904 letter to a member of the Social Democratic Central Committee for the Caucausus region. Simon Sebag Montefiore, "Young Stalin," page 125.[[User:Kingstowngalway|Kingstowngalway]] 19:30, 16 April 2009 (EDT)

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