Quote Originally Posted by Jasper May
So maybe it's not proven that he himself, in person, killed anyone. As someone in this thread said, he did give some of the direct orders (40,000+ was it?).
It was not the "direct orders". That's a good example of misinterpretation.
Quote Originally Posted by Jasper May
I did understand what Bad Manners was saying. It still is a kind of medieval attitude, isn't it? "Ooo, they know something we don't, they must be witches/devils/enemies of the state."
No, actually he said that they know nothing.
Quote Originally Posted by Jasper May
And the quote is most definitely associated with Stalin. Maybe not an authoritative source, but look: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quote ... 01380.html
Yes you are right, it's not an authoritative source