Gentlemen, comrades, do not be concerned about all you hear about Glasnost and Perestroika and democracy in the coming years. They are… — Mikhail Gorbachev Copy Share Image
In effect, according to Lenin, socialism and democracy are indivisible. By gaining democratic freedoms the working masses come to power. — Mikhail Gorbachev Copy Share Image
What happened to the Soviet Union happened mainly for domestic reasons. It was a failure of the model based on a command… — Mikhail Gorbachev Copy Share Image
Every part of our program of perestroika - and the program as a whole, for that matter - is fully based on… — Mikhail Gorbachev Copy Share Image
America must be the teacher of democracy, not the advertiser of the consumer society. It is unrealistic for the rest of the… — Mikhail Gorbachev Copy Share Image
Contemporary social democracy is what I believe is the right concept. — Mikhail Gorbachev Copy Share Image
The human race has entered a stage where we are all dependent on each other. No other country or nation should be… — Mikhail Gorbachev Copy Share Image
More socialism means more democracy, openness and collectivism in everyday life. — Mikhail Gorbachev Copy Share Image
Democracy is the wholesome and pure air without which a socialist public organization cannot live a full-blooded life — Mikhail Gorbachev Copy Share Image
There should be competition and exchanges between different countries, but there are certainly certain universal values, and that is freedom and democracy. — Mikhail Gorbachev Copy Share Image
The soviet people want full-blooded and unconditional democracy. — Mikhail Gorbachev Copy Share Image
It will be difficult, even painful, but democracy will prevail in Russia. There will be no dictatorship, although relapses into authoritarianism are… — Mikhail Gorbachev Copy Share Image
I think we need more young people; we need to elect young people to government. We need to give them a chance,… — Mikhail Gorbachev Copy Share Image
I'm still committed to the socialist idea because the socialist idea, correctly understood, includes the principles of freedom and social justice. It… — Mikhail Gorbachev Copy Share Image
Democracy is a beautiful thing, except for that part about letting just any old yokel vote. — Mikhail Gorbachev Copy Share Image
According to Lenin, socialism and democracy are indivisible.... The essence of perestroika lies in the fact that it unites socialism with democracy… — Mikhail Gorbachev Copy Share Image
We are beginning to see practical support. And this is a very significant sign of the movement towards a new era, a… — Mikhail Gorbachev Copy Share Image
Gentlemen, comrades, do not be concerned about all you hear about Glasnost and Perestroika and democracy in the coming years. They are primarily for… — Mikhail Gorbachev Copy Share Image
We have no right ever to forget that psychological warfare is a struggle for winning people's minds. — Mikhail Gorbachev Copy Share Image
The most puzzling development in politics during the last decade is the apparent determination of Western European leaders to re-create the Soviet Union in… — Mikhail Gorbachev Copy Share Image
In effect, according to Lenin, socialism and democracy are indivisible. By gaining democratic freedoms the working masses come to power. — Mikhail Gorbachev Copy Share Image
The shortage of fresh water is the major ecological problem of this moment. — Mikhail Gorbachev Copy Share Image
If people don't like Marxism, they should blame the British Museum. — Mikhail Gorbachev Copy Share Image
The time has come to choose a new direction of global development, to opt for a new civilization. — Mikhail Gorbachev Copy Share Image
In Russia, there are those who make their money in criminal ways, but I earn everything myself. — Mikhail Gorbachev Copy Share Image
Without perestroika, the cold war simply would not have ended. But the world could not continue developing as it had, with the stark menace… — Mikhail Gorbachev Copy Share Image
What happened to the Soviet Union happened mainly for domestic reasons. It was a failure of the model based on a command economy and… — Mikhail Gorbachev Copy Share Image
Women prevent the threads of life from being broken. The finest minds have always understood the peacemaking role of women. — Mikhail Gorbachev Copy Share Image
For the first time ever, we have confronted in reality the sinister power of uncontrolled nuclear energy. — Mikhail Gorbachev Copy Share Image
