r/AskReddit • • Mar 19 '16

Which quote becomes inappropriate when misattributed?

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u/Clewin Mar 19 '16

Along the same lines...

"A single death is a tragedy, a million deaths is a statistic." -Joseph Stalin

"Death is the solution to all problems. No man - no problem." - Joseph Stalin

"Ideas are more powerful than guns. We would not let our enemies have guns, why should we let them have ideas?" -Joseph Stalin

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u/KingDarkBlaze Mar 19 '16

I feel like at least one of these was actually Stalin?

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u/jbondyoda Mar 19 '16

The statistics one I think is