“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.” WarLastsEconomicColdSpeechWorshipVoteFreedom Of SpeechCold WarEconomic FreedomGorbachev Author:Boris Yeltsin
“An old Russian woman goes into Kremlin, gets an audience with Mikhail Gorbachev and says, In America anyone can go to the White House, walk up to Reagan's desk and say, 'I don't like the way you are running the country.' Gorbachev replied, You can do the same thing in the Soviet Union. You can go into the Kremlin, walk up to my desk and say 'I don't like the way Reagan is running his country.'” WayWarCountryRunningAmericaHouseCan DoWhiteWalksAudienceColdUnionsWhite HouseSovietDesksCold WarSoviet UnionGorbachevKremlin Author:Ronald Reagan
“A man writing a letter is a man in the act of thinking, and it was an exercise Reagan obviously enjoyed. After his first meeting with Gorbachev, for example, he sent a 'Dear Murph' letter about it to his old friend George Murphy, a former senator and actor who had once played Reagan's father in a film.” ThinkingMenWritingFirstsFilmActorsFatherExampleExerciseLettersMeetingsDearFormerEnjoyedSenatorsOld FriendsMurphyGorbachev Author:Russell Baker
“Mr. Gorbachev has apparently stumbled onto one of the best-kept secrets in recent Soviet history: Communism doesn't work.” FunnySecretHumorousRussiaCommunismSovietKept SecretsGorbachevBest Kept Secrets Book:Real Frank Zappa Book Source: Real Frank Zappa Book