Leonid Brezhnev quotes - page 2

Successes in socialist construction largely depend on the correct combination of the general and the nationally specific in social development. Not only are we now theoretically aware but also have been convinced in practice that the way to socialism and its main features are determined by the general regularities, which are inherent in the development of all the socialist countries. We are also aware that the effect of the general regularities is manifested in different forms consistent with concrete historical conditions and national specifics. It is impossible to build socialism without basing oneself on general regularities or taking account of the concrete historical specifics of each country. Nor is it possible without a consideration of both these factors correctly to develop relations between the socialist states. (Leonid Brezhnev)
Today progress is so swift in all fields that the education received by young people is only a foundation that requires the constant acquisition of knowledge. View quote
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It stands to the Party's credit that millions upon millions of Soviet men of every nation and nationality have adopted internationalism-once the ideal of a handful of Communists-as their deep conviction and standard of behaviour. This was a true revolution in social thinking, and one which it is hard to overestimate. View quote
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December 30, 1922, is a truly historic date in the life of our state, an important milestone in the life of all the Soviet peoples, their great festival. View quote
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Under the dictatorship of the proletariat, revisionists and opportunists reflect the pressure of nonproletarian, bourgeois and petty-bourgeois strata, the pressure that results from the force of habit, from the views and vestiges of the past, particularly those that are nationalistic. View quote
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One of our primary tasks is to foster in people a desire to attain lofty social goals, to foster in them ideological conviction and a truly creative attitude to work. This is a very important area of struggle for communism, and the economic as well as the socio-political development of the country will be increasingly dependent on our successes in this area. View quote
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Our Party supports and will continue to support peoples fighting for their freedom. In so doing, the Soviet Union does not look for advantages, does not hunt for concessions, does not seek political domination and is not after military bases. We act as we are bid by our revolutionary conscience, our communist convictions. View quote
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Whatever else may divide us, Europe is our common home; a common fate has linked us through the centuries, and it continues to link us today. View quote
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We should not pour muck on ourselves. View quote
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One sits the whole day at the desk and appetite is standing next to me. 'Away with you', I say. But Comrade Appetite does not budge from the spot. View quote
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The general line of our party worked out by its 20th, 21st and 22d congresses is a Leninist line. It was, is and will be the only immutable line in the entire domestic and foreign policy of the Communist party and the Soviet state. The party sees its supreme duty in serving the people, in strengthening the might of our Socialist country, adding to its glory and prestige, consistently and unswervingly implementing the great ideas of Marxism-Leninism. (Leonid Brezhnev)
We regard the improvement of Soviet-American relations not as an isolated phenomenon, but as an integral - and very important - part of the wider process of radically improving the international atmosphere. Mankind has outgrown the rigid "cold war" armor which it was once forced to wear. It wants to breathe freely and peacefully. And we will be happy if our efforts to better Soviet-American relations help draw more and more nations into the process of détente - be it in Europe or Asia, in Africa or Latin America, in the Middle or the Far East. View quote
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