Mikhail Gorbachev Quotes

The Opponents Of Perestroika Had Suffered A Defeat, And Then They Organized The Coup.

My Goal Was To Avoid Bloodshed. But Unfortunately There Was Some Bloodshed, After All.

I Will Never Give Up Politics. I've Tried To Give It Up Three Times, But I Never Made It. Politics Mobilizes Me. I Won't Last Long If I Give It Up.

A New Generation Of More Educated People Started To Be Active. Then Society Required Freedom, Society Demanded Freedom.

The United States Found Dozens Of Billions Of Dollars For Military Action In Iraq, So It Should Certainly Be Able To Find A Few Billions Of Dollars To Get Rid Of Weapons Of Mass Destruction. I'll Assume That Since The Most Powerful Nation - The United States - Has Promised To Pay For Much Of This, Then Its Word Will Be Kept. If It Isn't, I Don't Think We Can Have A True Partnership.

In Our Discussions Here At The Forum There Was No Trace Of The Futile Debate About What Is Better, Capitalism Or Socialism...we Should Seek A Synthesis Of Ideas And Values That Have Proven Their Viability.

Democracy Is The Wholesome And Pure Air Without Which A Socialist Public Organization Cannot Live A Full-blooded Life.

What We're Talking About Is Creating New Forms Of Life On The Basis Of New Values.

The Market Came With The Dawn Of Civilization And It Is Not An Invention Of Capitalism. ... If It Leads To Improving The Well-being Of The People There Is No Contradiction With Socialism.

We Are Not Abandoning Our Convictions, Our Philosophy Or Traditions, Nor Do We Urge Anyone To Abandon Theirs.

Today, Peace Means The Ascent From Simple Coexistence To Cooperation And Common Creativity Among Countries And Nations.

The Emerging 'environmentalization' Of Our Civilization And The Need For Vigorous Action In The Interest Of The Entire Global Community Will Inevitably Have Multiple Political Consequences. Perhaps The Most Important Of Them Will Be A Gradual Change In The Status Of The United Nations. Inevitably, It Must Assume Some Aspects Of A World Government.