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 YELTSINMoney, big money (which is actually a relative concept) is always, under any circumstances, a seduction, a test of morals, a temptation to sin.
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A sense of proportion and humanitarian action are not issues for terrorists. Their aim is that of killing and destroying.
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We want peace and a political solution to the situation in Chechnya.
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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.
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Storm clouds of terror and dictatorship are gathering over the whole country… They must not be allowed to bring eternal night.
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International terrorism is throwing down a challenge, and not just to Russia.
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I understand that it’s hard for everyone, but one cannot give in to emotions… we’ll have to draw lessons from the current crisis and now we’ll have to work on overcoming it.
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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.
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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.
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I especially love driving down a hill directly at a tree and swerving to one side at the last moment. That’s my way to relax.
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We Russians are already living, not getting ready to live.
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Let’s not talk about Communism. Communism was just and idea, just pie in the sky.
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A government is not an old pair of socks that you throw away.
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One could see that what you are writing was that today’s meeting with President Bill Clinton was going to be a disaster. Now, for the first time, I can tell you that you are a disaster.
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I ask you to forgive me for not fulfilling some hopes of those people who believed that we would be able to jump from the totalitarian past into a bright, rich and civilized future in one go.
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Gorbachev gave us freedom of worship and freedom of speech and freedom to see what was going on and freedom to vote, but that freedom won’t last unless it is underpinned by economic freedom.
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