The soviet people want full-blooded and unconditional democracy.

I'm still committed to the socialist idea because the socialist idea, correctly understood, includes the principles of freedom and social justice. It also includes the recognition of the value of democracy. When we speak about social justice, it means that freedom should be used not only in the interest of profit but also in the interest of the advancement of the people who create all values.

An awareness of the need for some kind of global government is gaining ground, one in which all members of the world community would take part.

I envisage the prinicles of the Earth Charter to be a new form of the ten commandments. They lay the foundation for a sustainable global earth community.

The time has come to choose a new direction of global development, to opt for a new civilization.

What we need is Star Peace and not Star Wars.

Sometimes, the decisions have to be taken in minutes, even seconds, and there would be no time to make the right decision. We understood that this could have ended in catastrophe.