“The emerging 'environmentalization' of our civilization and the need for vigorous action in the interest of the entire global community will inevitably have multiple political consequences. Perhaps the most important of them will be a gradual change in the status of the United Nations. Inevitably, it must assume some aspects of a world government.” WorldNeedsImportantGovernmentActionPoliticalNationsInterestCommunityUnitedCivilizationConsequenceAspectAssumingClimate ChangeGlobal WarmingMultipleUnited NationsEmergingVigorousWorld GovernmentGlobal CommunityGradual Change Author:Mikhail Gorbachev
“Though representatives of many ethnic groups came together in the United States, English became their common language. Apparently, this was a natural choice. One can imagine what would have happened if members of each nation moving to the U.S. had spoken only their own tongues and refused to learn English.” IfsStatesTogetherMovingChoicesLanguageNationsNaturalUnitedCommonUnited StatesImagineHappenedGroupsMembersTongueRepresentativesEthnic GroupsCommon Language Author:Mikhail Gorbachev
“The United States found dozens of billions of dollars for military action in Iraq, so it should certainly be able to find a few billions of dollars to get rid of weapons of mass destruction. I'll assume that since the most powerful nation - the United States - has promised to pay for much of this, then its word will be kept. If it isn't, I don't think we can have a true partnership.” IfsThinkingShouldStatesAbleActionFoundNationsUnitedPowerfulPayUnited StatesMilitaryWeaponsMassDestructionDollarsAssumingIraqBillionsMost PowerfulDozenPartnershipWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionMilitary Action Author:Mikhail Gorbachev
“Some think that Russia should become a kind of a U.S. province, where it should supply natural resources to the United States and the rest of the world. But these people ignore one very important thing: The Russian people will never agree to this scenario. Russia is ultimately a self-sufficient country.” PeopleThinkingWorldShouldKindImportantSelfCountryStatesNaturalUnitedUnited StatesResourcesAgreeImportant ThingsRussiaSufficientScenariosNatural ResourcesProvincesSelf Sufficient Author:Mikhail Gorbachev
“One of the reasons why this country undertook military action in Iraq was that there are quite a few problems here, and perhaps attention needed to be deflected from those problems. It sometimes seems that the U.S. economy works successfully only if it gets a stimulus from the defense industry. So perhaps in addition to showing the power and the might of the United States internationally, another reason was to help the defense industry and to help the U.S. economy recover.” IfsCountrySometimesStatesReasonHelpingProblemSeemsMightActionUnitedAttentionUnited StatesEconomyMilitaryIndustryNeededIraqDefenseReason WhyStimulusMilitary Action Author:Mikhail Gorbachev
“We had 10 years after the Cold War to build a new world order and yet we squandered them. The United States cannot tolerate anyone acting independently. Every US president has to have a war.” WorldYearsWarStatesOrderPresidentUnitedActingUnited StatesColdNew WorldTolerateCold WarNew World OrderWorld OrderUs President Author:Mikhail Gorbachev
“Certain people in the United States are driving nails into this structure of our relationship, then cutting off the heads. So the Soviets must use their teeth to pull them out.” PeopleStatesUseAmericaCertainUnitedUnited StatesCuttingStructureDrivingTeethOur RelationshipNailsCutting Off Author:Mikhail Gorbachev
“I think the United States is sick. It suffers from the sickness, the disease of being the victor and it needs to cure itself from this disease.” ThinkingNeedsStatesAmericaSufferingUnitedUnited StatesDiseaseSickCuresSickness Author:Mikhail Gorbachev
“We are beginning to see practical support. And this is a very significant sign of the movement towards a new era, a new age.... We see both in our country and elsewhere... ghosts of the old thinking.... When we rid ourselves of their presence, we will be better able to move toward a new world order...relying on the relevent mechanisms of the United Nations.” ThinkingWorldCountryAgeAbleMovingOrderNationsUnitedMoneySupportDemocracyMovementSignificantPracticalsGhostSocialismOur CountryErasNew WorldMechanismElsewhereUnited NationsNew AgeNew World OrderWorld OrderNew Era Author:Mikhail Gorbachev
