every way. We are a country surrounded by capitalist states. The internal enemies of our Revolution are the agents of the capitalists of all countries. The capitalist States are the background and basis for the internal enemies of our Revolution. Fighting against the enemies at home we therefore fight the counter-revolutionary elements of all countries. Judge for yourselves whether under such conditions we can do without such retributive organs as the GPU.
No, comrades, we do not want to repeat the mistakes of the Paris Communards, The GPU is necessary for the Revolution and it will continue to live and strike terror into the heart of the enemies of the proletariat. (Stormy applause.)
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ONE OF THE DELEGATES: Allow me, Comrade Stalin, to thanks you on behalf of the delegates present for the explanations you have given us concerning the falsehoods circulated about the USSR abroad. You can rest assured that we will be able to tell our workers at home the truth about your country.
STALIN: You are welcome, comrades. I consider it my duty to answer your questions and to report before you. We Soviet leaders hold ourselves duty-bound to report to our class brothers on all questions of interest to them. Our State is the child of the world proletariat. The leaders in our State merely do their duty to the international proletariat in reporting to its representatives. (Applause.)
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