He said also, "You may think I'm naive, but I know what I"m talking about." I read about him saying this, but can't find the citation on google anywhere.
2006-07-24 03:44:19 · 7 answers · asked by cassandra 6 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
Gorbachev is the Soviet Leader who ended the Soviet Union. He's capable of having said anything, given that he was a world class innovator.
And, Soviet leaders stood for election, the elections were just rigged - like America's last two national elections.
2006-07-27 01:31:52 · update #1
Gorby said:
The Chernobyl disaster, more than anything else, opened the possibility of much greater freedom of expression, to the point that the system as we knew it could no longer continue. It made absolutely clear how important it was to continue the policy of glasnost.
The price of the Chernobyl catastrophe was overwhelming, not only in human terms, but also economically. Even today, the legacy of Chernobyl affects the economies of Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus. Some even suggest that the economic price for the USSR was so high that it stopped the arms race, as I could not keep building arms while paying to clean up Chernobyl.
This is wrong. My declaration of January 15, 1986, is well known around the world. I addressed arms reduction, including nuclear arms, and I proposed that by the year 2000 no country should have atomic weapons. I personally felt a moral responsibility to end the arms race."
Btw, Lenin replaced unelected czar.
2006-07-27 01:37:01 · update #2
I'm sorry but I could not find this quote to be made by Gorbachev and I searched for both quotes neither of which appear to exist on the internet
2006-07-25 03:07:28 · answer #1 · answered by maharet 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well take my word for this. Gorbachev was the last president of the USSR.From lenin to gorby,none were elected. Sorry he"d be the last person to be advising elected leaders or thier voters about anything
2006-07-26 23:34:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
perseus because someone wasn't an elected offical they can't give advice to other elected officials, that sounds like a mindless brainwashed cult member to me. Not logical at all.
If you read his Nobel peace price lecture at http://www.writespirit.net/inspirational_talks/mikhail_gorbachev_talks/nobel_peace_lecture/ he talks in general about disarmament, and refers to previous instances where he previously wanted elimination of nuclear weapons. It is not the quote you are looking for but it is interesting, have you read this lecture before?
2006-07-30 04:35:30 · answer #3 · answered by doc_jhholliday 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
blessings to you with this issue in your mind. I remember this as a part of history. It was a hard time politically for the east and the west. Try to let it go up in smoke... also cause that is one of the tools of the politician ...up in smoke!
2006-07-31 15:28:35 · answer #4 · answered by awaken_now 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's always easy to tell other countries to stop manufacturing atomic bombs. Especially after you have made tons of your own. This is call speaking softly but carrying a big stick.
2006-07-28 20:33:59 · answer #5 · answered by GoingNoWhereFast 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let Russia come forward to disband its nuclear arsenal.
2006-07-31 20:50:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
dunno..
but why is your ? in this category?
2006-07-30 23:39:45 · answer #7 · answered by ~♥vaginamonologue♥~ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋