America must be the teacher of democracy, not the advertiser of the consumer society. It is unrealistic for the rest of the world to reach the American living standard.
More Quotes from Mikhail Gorbachev:
If not me, who? And if not now, when?Mikhail Gorbachev
Without glasnost there is not, and there cannot be, democratism, the political creativity of the masses and their participation in management.
Mikhail Gorbachev
Gorbachev, who once said the collapse of the Iron Curtain would have been impossible without the pope, said the pontiff condemned communism during the two's first meeting in 1989, shortly after the fall of the Berlin Wall. We had a really interesting, albeit perhaps too emotional conversation, ... He told me he ... was very, very critical of communism.
Mikhail Gorbachev
French President Jacques Chirac sent his very sincere condolences ... during this cruel ordeal.
Mikhail Gorbachev
It will not be enough to rely on experts. Ordinary citizens must become experts too. It will take public opinion on a wide scale to ensure that world leaders act.
Mikhail Gorbachev
Readers Who Like This Quotation Also Like:
Based on Topics: America Quotes, Democracy Quotes, Education Quotes, Society & Civilization Quotes, Teachers Quotes, World QuotesBased on Keywords: advertiser, unrealistic
No man surely has so short a memory as the American.
Rebecca H. Davis
Happiness is the interval between periods of unhappiness.
Don Marquis
It is not enough for me to win. My enemies must lose.
David Merrick