Mikhail Gorbachev Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“The soviet people want full-blooded and unconditional democracy.”

“Ex-Presidents of the United States get state subsidies. Not so in Russia. You get no government support.”

“The market came with the dawn of civilization and it is not an invention of capitalism. If it leads to improving the well-being of the people there is no contradiction with socialism.”

“It is better to discuss things, to argue and engage in polemics than make perfidious plans of mutual destruction.”

“We are not abandoning our convictions, our philosophy or traditions, nor do we urge anyone to abandon theirs.”

“I think God has some mechanism that he uses to punish those that make mistakes.”

“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.”

“Democracy must learn to defend itself.”

“There should be competition and exchanges between different countries, but there are certainly certain universal values, and that is freedom and democracy.”

“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.”