Without glasnost there is not, and there cannot be, democratism, the political creativity of the masses and their participation in management.

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Hypocrisy, the lie, is the true sister of evil, intolerance, and cruelty.

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I urged the Soviet leader, Mr. Gorbachev, to send a new signal of openness to the world by tearing down that wall.

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Sometimes ... when you stand face to face with someone, you cannot see his face. (Following summit meeting with Ronald Reagan)

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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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Democracy is the wholesome and pure air without which a socialist public organization cannot live a full-blooded life.

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Surely, God on high has not refused to give us enough wisdom to find ways to bring us an improvement ... in relations between the two great nations on earth.

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I like Mr Gorbachev, we can do business together.

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

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What we need is Star Peace and not Star Wars.

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I am a Communist, a convinced Communist! For some that may be a fantasy. But to me it is my main goal.

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Our enemy sees us clearly. ... They will not start a war. They're worried about one thing If democracy develops here, if we succeed, we will win.

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The market is not an invention of capitalism. It has existed for centuries. It is an invention of civilization.

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My life's work has been accomplished. I did all that I could.

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Mr Gorbachev, tear down this wall!

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