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

The new European Soviet.

The problem the world faces today is that only one-third of the world's population lives in decent circumstances, while half the population of the world lives on one or two dollars a day. And even as we have this poverty and backwardness, we are facing a global environmental crisis. We need developmental models that will take into account the specific and unique position of each country and at the same time will address the environmental crisis.

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

We are not abandoning our convictions, our philosophy or traditions, nor do we urge anyone to abandon theirs.

No one, no single center, can today command the world. No single group of countries can do it. Under the current U.S. president, I don't think we can fundamentally change the situation as it is developing now. It is dangerous. The world is experiencing a period of growing global disarray.

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