- Statesman | March 2, 1931 -
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.'
Mikhail Gorbachev
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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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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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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 say again that I am an atheist. I do not believe in God.
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Ex-Presidents of the United States get state subsidies. Not so in Russia. You get no government support.
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I grew up in a family of peasants, and it was there that I saw the way that, for example, our wheat fields suffered as a result of dust storms, water erosion and wind erosion; I saw the effect of that on life - on human life.
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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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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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You cannot put Russia down on its knees and hold it there because Russia will ultimately pull out.
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