"I am a communist, a convinced communist. For some, this may be a fantasy. But for me, it is my main goal."

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

"I am a man of peace, but I am also a man of principle."

"Some people say that I destroyed the Soviet Union. But I was trying to save it."

"We are moving towards a new world, a world without wars, a world without violence. But this will not happen overnight."