“American democracy and the Soviet system may peacefully exist side by side and compete with each other. But one cannot evolve into the other. The Soviet system will not evolve into American democracy, or vice versa. We can peacefully exist side by side if we do not find fault with each other over every trifling matter.”
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Interview Between J. Stalin and Roy Howard (On March 1, 1936, Comrade Stalin granted an interview to Roy Howard, President of Scripps-Howard Newspapers.) Source: Works, Vol. 14 Publisher: Red Star Press Ltd., London, 1978 Transcription/HTML Markup: Salil Sen for MIA, 2008
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