...the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear plant...has painfully affected the Soviet people, and shocked the international community. For the first time, we confront the real force of nuclear energy, out of control.

One of the reasons why this country undertook military action in Iraq was that there are quite a few problems here, and perhaps attention needed to be deflected from those problems. It sometimes seems that the U.S. economy works successfully only if it gets a stimulus from the defense industry. So perhaps in addition to showing the power and the might of the United States internationally, another reason was to help the defense industry and to help the U.S. economy recover.

Politics is my second love, next to my love for Raisa [Gorbacheva].

More socialism means more democracy, openness and collectivism in everyday life.

History is a capricious creature. It depends on who writes it.

God has given us enough wisdom to make improvements in our relations.

A new generation of more educated people started to be active. Then society required freedom, society demanded freedom.