--- title: "2 Yuri Bezmenov Quotes - Famous Journalist" description: "Yuri Alexandrovich Bezmenov was a Soviet journalist for Novosti Press Agency (APN). Browse 2 Yuri Bezmenov quotes." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b025/author-yuri-bezmenov-97054.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Yuri Bezmenov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b025/author-yuri-bezmenov-97054.jpg) # Yuri Bezmenov (1939–1993) Journalist Canada **2** quotes in **43** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Yuri Bezmenov was a journalist from Canada. ## Quick Facts About Yuri Bezmenov Born January 1, 1939 Died January 5, 1993 Nationality Canada Profession Journalist ## About Yuri Bezmenov Yuri Alexandrovich Bezmenov was a Soviet journalist for Novosti Press Agency (APN). In 1970, as a member of the Soviet mission in New Delhi, India, Bezmenov defected to the West and was re-settled in Canada pursuant to an arrangement between US and Canadian security agencies. ## Quotes by Yuri Bezmenov > [ “\[T\]he useful idiots, the leftists who are idealistically believing in the beauty of the Soviet socialist or Communist or whatever system, when… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yuri-bezmenov/t-he-useful-idiots-the-leftists-who-are-idealistically-believing-in/) Yuri Bezmenov [Aim high](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/aim-high/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d23/yuri-bezmenov-90074_aim-high_t-he-useful-idiots-the-leftists-who-are_897408.jpg) > [Whether I scare some people or not, I don't give a hoot. If you're not scared by now, nothing can scare you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yuri-bezmenov/whether-i-scare-some-people-or-not-i-don-t-give-a-hoot-if-you-re-not/) Yuri Bezmenov [Giving](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/giving/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db8/yuri-bezmenov-90074_giving_whether-i-scare-some-people-or-not-i-don_3106910.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yuri-bezmenov/#itemlist", "name": "Yuri Bezmenov Quotes", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“[T]he useful idiots, the leftists who are idealistically believing in the beauty of the Soviet socialist or Communist or whatever system, when they get disillusioned, they become the worst enemies. That’s why my KGB instructors specifically made the point: never bother with leftists. Forget about these political prostitutes. Aim higher. 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