According to Lenin, socialism and democracy are indivisible.... The essence of perestroika lies in the fact that it unites socialism with democracy and revives the Leninist concept of socialist construction both in theory and in practice. We want more socialism and, therefore, more democracy.
Mikhail GorbachevDemocracy is the wholesome and pure air without which a socialist public organization cannot live a full-blooded life.
Mikhail GorbachevFor the first time ever, we have confronted in reality the sinister power of uncontrolled nuclear energy.
Mikhail GorbachevI will never give up politics. I've tried to give it up three times, but I never made it. Politics mobilizes me. I won't last long if I give it up.
Mikhail Gorbachev