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Gorbachev Quotes by Stephen Cohen
- On March 11, 1985, Mikhail Gorbachev became leader of the Soviet Union, and within a few weeks the full-scale reformation he attempted to carry out…
- The essential meaning of perestroika for Gorbachev and his supporters was creating and acting on alternatives to failed and dangerous policies at home and abroad.
- The opportunities that Gorbachev created for international relations have also been missed, perhaps even lost - here, however, primarily because of the United States.
More Gorbachev Quotes
- Those who remember Washington's cold war culture in the 1980s will recall the shocked reactions to Reagan's intervention. People interested in foreign… — Russell Baker
- I couldn't help but say to [Mr. Gorbachev], just think how easy his task and mine might be in these meetings that… — Ronald Reagan
- General Secretary Gorbachev, if you seek peace, if you seek prosperity for the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, if you seek liberalization:… — Ronald Reagan
- Gorbachev's stance contrasts admirably with the policy of the sainted Abraham Lincoln, who used massive force and mass murder to force the… — Murray Rothbard
- I like Mr Gorbachev, we can do business together. — Margaret Thatcher
- He [Mikhail Gorbachev] has, as many great leaders have, impressive eyes....There's a kind of laser-beam stare, a forced quality, you get from… — Dan Rather
- I love art. I used to have a painting of Gorbachev that was given to my family by Gorbachev. — Armie Hammer
- ... it's Bush's baby, even if he shares its popularization with Gorbachev. Forget the Hitler 'new order' root; F.D.R. used the phrase… — William Safire