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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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To me, nature is sacred. Trees are my temples and forests are my cathedrals.
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The most important thing is who counts the votes.
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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 obvious lack of efficiency in using scientific achievements for economic needs. Many Soviet household appliances are of poor quality.
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We have no right ever to forget that psychological warfare is a struggle for winning people's minds.
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A New World Order is required to deal with the Climate Change crisis.
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The emerging 'environmentalization' of our civilization and the need for vigorous action in the interest of the entire global community will inevitably have multiple political consequences. Perhaps the most important of them will be a gradual change in the status of the United Nations. Inevitably, it must assume some aspects of a world government.
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The socialist tradition....goes back to Jesus Christ, not (Karl) Marx.
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We used to have just one criterion and that was profit, and then another criterion was added - social welfare. Now we have to add the third important criterion, and that is nature and the environment.
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History punishes those that come late to it.
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The phenomenon of UFOs does exist, and it must be treated seriously.
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For the first time ever, we have confronted in reality the sinister power of uncontrolled nuclear energy.
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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 ever again, for any reason.
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You are fortunate to live here. If I were your President, I would levy a tax on you for living in San Francisco!
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God has given us enough wisdom to make improvements in our relations.
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Democracy must learn to defend itself.
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Those who are late will be punished by life itself.
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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 believe, as Lenin said, that this revolutionary chaos may yet crystallize into new forms of life.
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