Gorbachev Quote by Natan Sharansky Download Open image “Those who warned that Gorbachev was being put under too much pressure were wrong.” — Natan Sharansky ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.3 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Gorbachev Pressure Too much
“I know Mischa, but you know how the politburo runs. If I say one word of this in there, I'll be out of my… — Markus Wolf Copy Share Image
They said Reagan was too dangerous. It was Reagan who ended the Soviet Union without firing a shot. — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
Gorbachev was acutely aware of the [USSR] economic problems, and it was central to all he did. He wanted to change the system in… — David Hoffman Copy Share Image
Mr. Gorbachev has apparently stumbled onto one of the best-kept secrets in recent Soviet history: Communism doesn't work. — Frank Zappa Copy Share Image
“In hindsight, Khrushchev stands out as a rare case of a nuclear optimist. His nuclear brinkmanship was exceptionally crude and aggressive, reckless and ideology-driven.… — Vladislav M. Zubok Copy Share Image
Reagan's defense buildup and SDI, so ridiculed at the time, pressed Gorbachev, while his economy was collapsing, to make arms deals and improve relations… — Michael Beschloss Copy Share Image
The same people the Americans sent over - that we sent over to advise the Russians, we also sent over to advise the Poles… — Daniel Fried Copy Share Image
Gorbachevism, carried out by mediocre but ambitious party bureaucrats, is an attempt not only to outdo the people but also the objective laws of… — Alexander Zinoviev Copy Share Image
I left Gorbachev's office thinking that everything about him was outsized: his achievements, his mistakes, and, now, his vanity and bitterness. — David Remnick Copy Share Image
We were extremely prescient in that we predicted the Soviet coup before it happened. That was kind of amazing. — Nicholas Meyer Copy Share Image
The essential meaning of perestroika for Gorbachev and his supporters was creating and acting on alternatives to failed and dangerous policies at home and… — Stephen Cohen Copy Share Image
The only peace that can be made with a dictator is once that must be based on deterrence. For today, the dictator may be… — Natan Sharansky Copy Share Image
Democratic leaders, whose power is ultimately dependent on popular support, are held accountable for failing to improve the lives of their citizens. Therefore, they… — Natan Sharansky Copy Share Image
On the other hand, if the free world is concerned with how a new Palestinian leader governs, then the peace process will have a… — Natan Sharansky Copy Share Image
To go again over the history of the struggle of resistance ... and to think 'Where are all these people today Where is the… — Natan Sharansky Copy Share Image
Unfortunately, little attention was paid to how Arafat ruled. In fact, some saw the harsh and repressive nature of Arafat's regime as actually bolstering… — Natan Sharansky Copy Share Image
It is important to remember that some of the most serious thinkers once thought that democracy was not compatible with the cultures of Germany,… — Natan Sharansky Copy Share Image
Will dissent be permitted? The answer to that question will determine whether the society is a free society or a fear society. — Natan Sharansky Copy Share Image
They tried their best to find a place where I was isolated. But all the resources of a superpower cannot isolate the man who… — Natan Sharansky Copy Share Image
Japan is not a Western democracy. The Japanese have kept their traditions, culture and heritage, but they have joined the community of free nations. — Natan Sharansky Copy Share Image
Arafat rejected the deal because, as a dictator who had directed all his energies toward strengthening the Palestinians hatred toward Israel, Arafat could not… — Natan Sharansky Copy Share Image
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 Gorbachev that… — Dan Rather Copy Share Image
I couldn't help but say to [Mr. Gorbachev], just think how easy his task and mine might be in these meetings that we held… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
I left Gorbachev's office thinking that everything about him was outsized: his achievements, his mistakes, and, now, his vanity and bitterness. — David Remnick Copy Share Image
“Very often the test of one's allegiance to a cause or to a people is precisely the willingness to stay the course when things… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
It is a great honor for me to be presented the award by Mikhail Gorbachev and also to be acknowledged with the World Actress… — Teri Hatcher Copy Share Image
I love art. I used to have a painting of Gorbachev that was given to my family by Gorbachev. — Armie Hammer Copy Share Image
Mr. Gorbachev has apparently stumbled onto one of the best-kept secrets in recent Soviet history: Communism doesn't work. — Frank Zappa Copy Share Image
Mr. Gorbachev initiated Glasnost, Perestroika, so he was already, you know, way disenchanted with the rigid Communist ideology, and he was looking to become… — Deepak Chopra Copy Share Image
I would like to meet Mikhail Gorbachev. I think it would be great to sit in a room with him...and try to make peace. — Donnie Wahlberg Copy Share Image
I have Mikhail Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin to thank that a Russian writer can not only write anything he wants, but also publish it. — Vladimir Sorokin Copy Share Image
A man writing a letter is a man in the act of thinking, and it was an exercise Reagan obviously enjoyed. After his first… — Russell Baker Copy Share Image
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