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> # Stalin was a guy like we are, not only that he considered himself a revolutionary and lived like one, but he was a character in the truest sense of the word.

[Joseph Stalin](https://quotesby.net/Joseph-Stalin)\#43

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## About this quote

What does it mean?Stalin viewed himself as an ordinary person who embraced revolution deeply and possessed a distinct personality.In plain termsHe was a normal man who lived fully as a revolutionary and had a strong character.What can you take from it?Even leaders have personal identities beyond their political roles.

### Where it applies

- biographical analysis
- political psychology
- historical characterization

### Putting it to work

- studying leaders as humans
- contextualizing power

### Questions to consider

- How do personal traits shape political actions?
- What does character mean in power?

### Another view

Reducing a dictator to a 'guy' may obscure the harm he caused.

## More from Joseph Stalin

1. > Death solves all problems - no man, no problem.

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2. > Apparently, father was a Georgian when he was younger.

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3. > For some people, four walls are three too many.

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