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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 synthesis of ideas and values that have proven their viability.

Mikhail Gorbachev

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Mikhail Gorbachev
Age: 93
Born: 1931
Born: March 2
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Former General Secretary Of The Communist Party Of The Soviet Union
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Krasnogvardeysky District
Stavropol Krai
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Today, peace means the ascent from simple coexistence to cooperation and common creativity among countries and nations.
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What we're talking about is creating new forms of life on the basis of new values.
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We need a new environmental consciousness on a global basis. To do this, we need to educate people.
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The threat of a world war is no more.
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The Union was destroyed against the will of the people, and it was done deliberately - with the participation of the Russian leadership, on the one hand, and that of the putschists, on the other.
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We desperately need to recognise that we are the guests, not the masters, of nature and adopt a new paradigm for development, based on the costs and benefits to all people, and bound by the limits of nature herself rather than the limits of technology and consumerism.
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It is better to see once than to hear a hundred times.
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If you want Russia to be a real fully developed partner, then America should invest in Russia and activate Russia as a strong nation.
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Sometimes its difficult to accept, to recognise ones own mistakes, but one must do it. I was guilty of overconfidence and arrogance, and I was punished for that.
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For a new type of progress throughout the world to become a reality, everyone must change. Tolerance is the alpha and omega of a new world order.
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To me, nature is sacred. Trees are my temples and forests are my cathedrals.
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We are not abandoning our convictions, our philosophy or traditions, nor do we urge anyone to abandon theirs.
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The model of the consumer society is something that will one day end. My personal view is that too much consumption is wrong.
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I paid too heavy a price for perestroika.
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My life's work has been accomplished. I did all that I could.
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