One of the major principles is that Soviet literature must be inseverably linked with the policy of the Communist party

"Freedom" in capitalist countries exists only for those who possess money and who consequently hold power.

I know what I say at times is not very diplomatic.

The main difference for the history of the world if I had been shot rather than Kennedy is that Onassis probably wouldn't have married Mrs Khrushchev.

He was a crystal of morality among our scientists.

President Roosevelt proved that a President could serve for life. Truman proved that anyone could be elected. Eisenhower proved that your country can be run without a President.

The two most powerful nations of the world had been squared off against each other, each with its finger on the button. You'd have thought that war was inevitable. But both sides showed that if the desire to avoid war is strong enough, even the most pressing dispute can be solved by compromise. And a compromise over Cuba was indeed found.