14 Boris Yeltsin Quotes for You to Enjoy

Boris Yeltsin

Russian Statesman

Born: Feb 1, 1931

Died: Apr 23, 2007

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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. Boris Yeltsin

Freedom You Gone Air Like Until Notice Appreciate

Let's not talk about Communism. Communism was just an idea, just pie in the sky. Boris Yeltsin

Communism Sky About Idea Pie Talk Just

You can build a throne with bayonets, but you can't sit on it for long. Boris Yeltsin

You Long Build Sit Bayonets Throne

While maintaining our nuclear potential at the proper level, we need to devote more attention to developing the entire range of means of information warfare. Boris Yeltsin

Our Range Entire Proper More Potential Developing Attention Maintaining Devote Information While Warfare Means Nuclear Level Need

There are numerous bugbears in the profession of a politician. First, ordinary life suffers. Second, there are many temptations to ruin you and those around you. And I suppose third, and this is rarely discussed, people at the top generally have no friends. Boris Yeltsin

Life You People No Friends First Politician Numerous Ruin Top Those Rarely Temptations Generally Suppose Around Friends Discussed Ordinary Ordinary Life Profession Many Suffers Second Third

You have no right to criticise Russia over Chechnya. Boris Yeltsin

You Criticise Russia Chechnya Over Right

We all have an equal interest in stability and security throughout Europe. The years the OSCE has existed, and particularly this year, have given rise to great expectations and at the same time to powerful disappointments. Boris Yeltsin

Time Great Year Security Rise Given Throughout Powerful Disappointments Particularly Equal Years Existed Expectations Same Stability Same Time Interest Europe

Thousands of mercenaries, who have trained in camps on the territory of Chechnya as well as come in from abroad, are actually preparing to impose extremist ideas on the whole world. Boris Yeltsin

World Extremist Thousands Abroad Mercenary Chechnya Come Ideas Well Territory Impose Camps Trained Who Whole Preparing Actually

We are well aware from which countries and through which countries the terrorists are receiving support. In the immediate future I shall be calling upon the leaders of these states to put a stop to this kind of activity. Boris Yeltsin

Future Immediate States Kind Shall Through Put Leaders Support Countries Well Calling Terrorists Stop Which Activity Aware Receiving

International terrorism is throwing down a challenge, and not just to Russia. Boris Yeltsin

Terrorism Challenge Down Russia Throwing Just International International Terrorism

I would like to stress here that a lasting peace in the Chechen republic and so-called peace talks with the bandits are not the same thing, and I would ask everyone to make no mistake about that. Boris Yeltsin

Peace Mistake Stress Same Thing Lasting Lasting Peace Everyone Would About Like Make Make No Mistake Talks Same So-Called Republic Ask Thing Here

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

You Remember Independence Approved Russia Know Also Supreme Soviet Declaration

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