“We must finally understand that of all the precious capital in the world, the most precious capital, the most decisive capital, is human beings....”
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(A more accurate translation, with respect to the context, might read: "Cadres are the key to everything") In Russian: [...] из всех ценных капиталов, имеющихся в мире, самым ценным и самым решающим капиталом являются люди [...]. Кадры решают все! Address to the Graduates from the Red Army Academies. (4 May 1935);
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