Ideally, Peace Means The Absence Of Violence.

Sometimes People Ask Me Why I Began Perestroika. Were The Causes Basically Domestic Or Foreign? The Domestic Reasons Were Undoubtedly The Main Ones, But The Danger Of Nuclear War Was So Serious That It Was A No Less Significant Factor.

...the Accident At The Chernobyl Nuclear Plant...has Painfully Affected The Soviet People, And Shocked The International Community. For The First Time, We Confront The Real Force Of Nuclear Energy, Out Of Control.

We Were Nearly One Of The Last To Realize That In The Age Of Information Science The Most Expensive Asset Is Knowledge.

We Must Treat Water As If It Were The Most Precious Thing In The World, The Most Valuable Natural Resource. Be Economical With Water! Don't Waste It! We Still Have Time To Do Something About This Problem Before It Is Too Late.

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.