It is the Germans who are responsible for the fact that I became a fabricator of arms. If not for them, I would have constructed agricultural machines. (...) If someone asks me how I can sleep at night knowing that my arms have killed millions of people, I respond that I have no problem sleeping, my conscience is clean. I constructed arms to defend my country.
When a young man, I read somewhere the following: God the Almighty said, 'All that is too complex is unnecessary, and it is simple that is needed.' S… - Mikhail Kalashnikov
When a young man, I read somewhere the following: God the Almighty said, 'All that is too complex is unnecessary, and it is simple that is needed.' S…
- Mikhail Kalashnikov
Things that are complex are not useful, Things that are useful are simple. - Mikhail Kalashnikov
Things that are complex are not useful, Things that are useful are simple.
The fact that people die because of an AK-47 is not because of the designer, but because of politics. - Mikhail Kalashnikov
The fact that people die because of an AK-47 is not because of the designer, but because of politics.
It is painful for me to see when criminal elements of all kinds fire from my weapon. - Mikhail Kalashnikov
It is painful for me to see when criminal elements of all kinds fire from my weapon.
I sleep well. It's the politicians who are to blame for failing to come to an agreement and resorting to violence. - Mikhail Kalashnikov
I sleep well. It's the politicians who are to blame for failing to come to an agreement and resorting to violence.
I wanted to invent an engine that could run for ever. I could have developed a new train, had I stayed in the railway. It would have looked like the … - Mikhail Kalashnikov
I wanted to invent an engine that could run for ever. I could have developed a new train, had I stayed in the railway. It would have looked like the …
Before attempting to create something new, it is vital to have a good appreciation of everything that already exists in this field. - Mikhail Kalashnikov
Before attempting to create something new, it is vital to have a good appreciation of everything that already exists in this field.
My work is my life, and my life is my work. I invented this assault rifle to defend my country. Today, I am proud that it has become for many synonym… - Mikhail Kalashnikov
My work is my life, and my life is my work. I invented this assault rifle to defend my country. Today, I am proud that it has become for many synonym…
It is the Germans who are responsible for the fact that I became a fabricator of arms. If not for them, I would have constructed agricultural machine… - Mikhail Kalashnikov
It is the Germans who are responsible for the fact that I became a fabricator of arms. If not for them, I would have constructed agricultural machine…
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