All Mikhail Gorbachev Quotes
- It is my firm belief that the infinite and uncontrollable fury of nuclear weapons should never be held in the hands of any mere mortal… Any
- There is an increasing awareness of the need for some form of global government. Awareness
- It is better to see once than to hear a hundred times. Better
- I am an optimist and I believe that together we shall be able now to make the right historical choice so as not to miss… Able
- You are fortunate to live here. If I were your President, I would levy a tax on you for living in San Francisco! Fortunate
- Our rockets can find Halley's comet, and fly to Venus with amazing accuracy, but side by side with these scientific and technical triumphs is an… Accuracy
- On the day I became Soviet leader, in March 1985, I had a special meeting with the leaders of the Warsaw Pact countries and told… Affair
- I believe in the cosmos. All of us are linked to the cosmos. All
- If people don't like Marxism, they should blame the British Museum. Blame
- 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… Better
- It's America calling the shots in everything America
- Please remember one lesson of the 20th century. One cannot force happiness, impose happiness on nations by imposing any kind of utopia on others. The… Americanized
- Montreal, this wonderful town… Pearl of Canada, Pearl of the world. Canada
- The social model of the Bolsheviks failed, as will any model that denies individual rights, intellectual freedom, and freedom of competing political parties. Without these… Any
- What we're talking about is creating new forms of life on the basis of new values. Bases
- Now that we are rid of this syndrome of imposing the communist model on people, now that we've given them the chance to get rid… Achievement
- In effect, according to Lenin, socialism and democracy are indivisible. By gaining democratic freedoms the working masses come to power. According
- Surely, God on high has not refused to give us enough wisdom to find ways to bring us an improvement in relations between the two… Bring
- Democracy must learn to defend itself. Defend
- We are beginning to see practical support. And this is a very significant sign of the movement towards a new era, a new age.... We… Able
- Without glasnost there is not, and there cannot be, democratism, the political creativity of the masses and their participation in management. Creativity
- Jesus was the first socialist, the first to seek a better life for mankind. Better
- It would be naive to think that the problems plaguing mankind today can be solved with means and methods which were applied or seemed to… Applied
- What we need is Star Peace and not Star Wars. Inspirational
- America must be the teacher of democracy, not the advertiser of the consumer society. It is unrealistic for the rest of the world to reach… Advertiser