Mikhail Gorbachev Quotes

Security can no longer be attained by arming ourselves against a potential enemy. Rather, security is attainable only with his cooperation.

To increase the zone of peace is to build the inner core of a stable international zone.

One of the elements in the film that really fascinated me was not to look at the world in bi-polar terms of us vs them or east vs west, which was a by-product of the Cold War.

Between Russia and the United States sentiments of good will continue to be mutually cherished.

The United States now has as its goal much more than simply containing Soviet expansionism. We seek the integration of the Soviet Union into the communlty of nations.... Ultimately, our objective is to welcome the Soviet Union back into the world order.

Must we conclude that no enlightened self-interest will ever impel nations to look on intervals of peace as other than periods of recuperation for war? I, for one, think not.

The fact is that co-operation between independent countries - to our mutual advantage - is the way of the modern world.

I believe that our national security lies not just in protecting our borders, but in bridging divides.

In 1913 many believed that there would never again be a war in Europe. The great powers of the continent were so closely intertwined economically that the view was widespread that they could no longer afford to have military confrontations.

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the United States and China are more likely to view each other as competitors if not adversaries. But the die has not been cast. The best possible outcome is a new understanding that when they cannot cooperate, they will coexist and allow all countries in the Pacific to grow and thrive.

For the Kremlin, it is more feasible to preserve its great-power status in cooperation with the United States than in confrontation.

And Israel, being a tiny, small country, of course has interest to strengthen - we have interest to strengthen our relations with other countries, mostly countries that were hostile for many, many years.

Much has changed since the end of the Cold War that augurs well for the survival of our nation.

For all history up to the end of the Cold War, summit meetings were historic and dramatic occasions, when leaders who controlled the destiny of much of the world met to change the world.

All our security now depends on the wise decisions and cooperation of our leaders.

The choice, however, is as clear now for nations as it was once for the individual: peace or extinction.

Every success in limiting armaments is a sign that the will to achieve mutual understanding exists, and every such success thus supports the fight for international law and order.

In the 21st century, we can't create security by building walls.

I often wonder if we could not solve the world's problems on a similar basis of harmony.

Clearly, for France in her present position, intelligent activity consists of practicing a policy of entente with Germany in order to survive

All nations must come to the decision to renounce force as a final resort of policy. If they are not prepared to do this, they will cease to exist.

The world many of our capabilities and alliances were created to address, no longer exists.

Suppose another war on a huge scale is threatened, how can it be averted by recognizing and patching up treaties with a Power which makes not the least secret--and the frankness of the actual Soviet leaders we must admit--of its desire and intention to smash our whole system of civilization, including Christianity.

If Russia and the United States approach each other in starkly adversarial terms, the conflict will badly warp the foreign policy of both countries ...

Following the missile crisis, detente started to gain ground between the United States and the Soviet Union, so the international political climate improved after that.