"The Pope? How many divisions has he got?"

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Source: Quoted in Winston S. Churchill, The Gathering Storm (1948)

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Joseph Stalin

Politician, Revolutionary

Joseph Stalin was the leader of the Soviet Union, known for his totalitarian regime and significant impact on 20th-century politics.

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