The Forests Of Russia And Brazil Are

I Paid Too Heavy A Price For Perestroika.

Democracy Must Learn To Defend Itself.

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.

What Happened To The Soviet Union Happened Mainly For Domestic Reasons. It Was A Failure Of The Model Based On A Command Economy And Dictatorship. The Rejection Of Freedom And Democracy, The Decisionmaking Monopoly Of One Party, And The Monopoly Of One Ideology All Had A Chilling Effect On The Country. That Model Turned Out To Be Incapable Of Making Structural Changes. It Did Not Open Up Ways For Initiative And Was Overly Centralized.

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.