• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

1. black
2. grey
3. blue
4. red
5. brown
6. white

I believe in this tragic hour you can make the right choice. The honor and glory of Russian men of arms shall not be stained with the blood of the people.

Boris Yeltsin

Related Topics

BelieveBloodMen

Popular Authors

Marilyn Monroe Paulo Coelho Abraham Lincoln C. S. Lewis Khalil Gibran Charlie Chaplin Gautama Buddha Isaac Newton

| Next

More Boris Yeltsin Quotes

• 

  We, Russia, are prepared to work with others. I am convinced that stability and security in Europe cannot be considered without taking Russia into account.

  BORIS YELTSIN
  CountryPeopleWork
• 

  I am convinced that the moment is coming when, with its message of eternal, universal values, it will come to the aid of our society. For in these words: “Thou shalt not kill; Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself,” lie those very moral principles that will enable us to survive even the most critical situations.

  BORIS YELTSIN
  LyingPrincipleSociety
• 

  The Soviet Union could not exist without the image of the empire. The image of the empire could not exist without the image of force. The USSR ended the moment the first hammer pounded the Berlin Wall.

  BORIS YELTSIN
  FirstsHammerWall
• 

  I refer to calls for humanitarian intervention in the affairs of another state – a new idea, this – even when they are made under the pretext of defending human rights and freedoms.

  BORIS YELTSIN
  AffairsCountryIdeasPeopleRights
• 

  Let’s not talk about Communism. Communism was just and idea, just pie in the sky.

  BORIS YELTSIN
  IdeasSkyTalking
• 

  There were no strategic mistakes that could affect Russia’s history and it further development. No, there were no such mistakes. Tactical errors were made in some less significant options, problems and so on. But, on the whole, Russia embarked on a correct path and it changed.

  BORIS YELTSIN
  CountryErrorsMistakesPeople
• 

  Russia also declared its independence. This was approved by the Supreme Soviet, and you know and remember that there was the Declaration on the Independence of Russia.

  BORIS YELTSIN
  CountryIndependencePeopleRemember
• 

  We don’t appreciate what we have until it’s gone. Freedom is like that. It’s like air. When you have it, you don’t notice it.

  BORIS YELTSIN
  AirFreedomYoga
• 

  We Russians are already living, not getting ready to live.

  BORIS YELTSIN
  CountryLivingPeopleReady
• 

  It is especially important to encourage unorthodox thinking when the situation is critical: At such moments every new word and fresh thought is more precious than gold. Indeed, people must not be deprived of the right to think their own thoughts.

  BORIS YELTSIN
  CourageInspirationalThinking
• 

  Storm clouds of terror and dictatorship are gathering over the whole country… They must not be allowed to bring eternal night.

  BORIS YELTSIN
  CloudsCountryNight
• 

  I will not step down, I will not resign, … I will work to the end of my term in office under the constitution. In the year 2000, there will be presidential elections under the constitution and I will not run in those elections.

  BORIS YELTSIN
  OfficeRunningYears
• 

  We want peace and a political solution to the situation in Chechnya.

  BORIS YELTSIN
  CountryPeacePeoplePoliticalWant
• 

  Money, big money (which is actually a relative concept) is always, under any circumstances, a seduction, a test of morals, a temptation to sin.

  BORIS YELTSIN
  MoneyTemptationTests
• 

  A government is not an old pair of socks that you throw away.

  BORIS YELTSIN
  GovernmentPairsSock
• 

  I believe in this tragic hour you can make the right choice. The honor and glory of Russian men of arms shall not be stained with the blood of the people.

  BORIS YELTSIN
  BelieveBloodMen