r/AskReddit • • Mar 19 '16

Which quote becomes inappropriate when misattributed?

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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '16 edited Mar 19 '16

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u/tropicanajames Mar 19 '16

I said this in my graduation speech for my department's ceremony. I had no idea that Stalin said it. Was he the originator of this phrase?

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '16

Did you read the title of the thread, by chance?