A biography for Nikita Khrushchevhasn’t been written yet.
“Support by United States rulers is rather in the nature of the support that the rope gives to a hanged man.”
“Revolutions are not made for export.”
“When it comes to combating imperialism we are all Stalinists.”
“Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build bridges even when there are no rivers.”
“If you live among wolves you have to act like a wolf.”
“Economics is a subject that does not greatly respect one's wishes.”
“What the scientists have in their briefcases is terrifying.”
“The purpose of the United Nations should be to protect the essential sovereignty of nations, large and small.”
“What innocence, may I ask, is being played here when it is known that this virtuous damsel has already got a dozen illegitimate children?”
“If you live among dogs, keep a stick. After all, this is what a hound has teeth for-to bite when he feels like it!”
“He was a crystal of morality among our scientists.”
“I want to talk to these people because they stay in power and you change all the time.”
“Don't you have a machine that puts food into the mouth and pushes it down?”
“If you start throwing hedgehogs under me, I shall throw a couple of porcupines under you.”
“They pay little attention to what we say and prefer to read tea leaves.”
“I once said, 'We will bury you,' and I got into trouble with it. Of course we will not bury you with a shovel. Your own working class will bury you.”