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" The market is not an invention of capitalism. It has existed for centuries. It is an invention of civilization. "
Mikhail Gorbachev
Capitalism
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" America must be the teacher of democracy, not the advertiser of the consumer society. It is unrealistic for the rest of the world to reach the American living standard. "
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" I think God has some mechanism that he uses to punish those that make mistakes. "
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" If current technological processes continue without change, the environment will change, and we, the human species, will either have to mutate or even die, to disappear, as many species have disappeared. "
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" My life's work has been accomplished. I did all that I could. "
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" Every country should conduct its own reforms, should develop its own model, taking into account the experience of other countries, whether close neighbours or far away countries. "
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" I don't think Russia is setting this as a goal; I don't think this should be Russia's goal. I think even the United States doesn't need to be a superpower. China doesn't need to be a superpower. It's a different world. "
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" We could only solve our problems by cooperating with other countries. It would have been paradoxical not to cooperate. And therefore we needed to put an end to the Iron Curtain, to change the nature of international relations, to rid them of ideological confrontation, and particularly to end the arms race. "
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" It would be naive to think that the problems plaguing mankind today can be solved with means and methods which were applied or seemed to work in the past. "
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" Starting reforms in the Soviet Union was only possible from above, only from above. Any attempt to go from below was suppressed, suppressed in a most resolute way. "
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" Jesus was the first socialist, the first to seek a better life for mankind. "
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" Certain people in the United States are driving nails into this structure of our relationship, then cutting off the heads. So the Soviets must use their teeth to pull them out. "
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" Without perestroika, the cold war simply would not have ended. But the world could not continue developing as it had, with the stark menace of nuclear war ever present. "
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" More socialism means more democracy, openness and collectivism in everyday life. "
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" A society should never become like a pond with stagnant water, without movement. That's the most important thing. "
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" I couldn't wait to get to the most powerful position, because I thought then I would be able to fix problems that only the leader can fix. But when I got there, I realized we needed revolutionary change. "
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" Sometimes it's difficult to accept, to recognise one's own mistakes, but one must do it. I was guilty of overconfidence and arrogance, and I was punished for that. "
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" There should be competition and exchanges between different countries, but there are certainly certain universal values, and that is freedom and democracy. "
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" What we need is Star Peace and not Star Wars. "
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" If not me, who? And if not now, when? "
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" It seems that the most important thing about Reagan was his anti-Communism and his reputation as a hawk who saw the Soviet Union as an 'evil empire.' "
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" Imagine a country that flies into space, launches Sputniks, creates such a defense system, and it can't resolve the problem of women's pantyhose. There's no toothpaste, no soap powder, not the basic necessities of life. It was incredible and humiliating to work in such a government. "
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" You cannot put Russia down on its knees and hold it there because Russia will ultimately pull out. "
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" On the day I became Soviet leader, in March 1985, I had a special meeting with the leaders of the Warsaw Pact countries and told them: 'You are independent, and we are independent. You are responsible for your policies, we are responsible for ours. We will not intervene in your affairs, I promise you.' "
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" I say again that I am an atheist. I do not believe in God. "
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" I think we need more young people; we need to elect young people to government. We need to give them a chance, in the media, in politics, in democracy. "
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