Mikhail Gorbachev

Every nation has the right to choose its own path.

I believe in the power of human reason.

The Soviet Union will continue to exist.

The most important thing is to ensure that the process of change is irreversible.

I am not a dictator. I am a democrat.

The truth is always revolutionary.

We need to build bridges, not walls.

I am a man of the people. I come from the people.

The greatest danger is to do nothing.

We must not be afraid of new ideas.

The world is changing, and we must change with it.

I am a realist, but I am also an idealist.

The problems of the world can only be solved together.

We are building a new society, a society of humanism and democracy.

I believe in the future of Russia.

History will judge us.

I am not afraid of responsibility.

The cold war is over. Let us build a new world.

I am an optimist, but I am also a pragmatist.

We need glasnost, we need perestroika, we need democracy.