Quotes by statesmen

No obligation to do the impossible is binding. Marcus Tullius Cicero
Obligation Impossible Binding
Freedom is a possession of inestimable value. Marcus Tullius Cicero
Freedom Value Possession Inestimable
In honorable dealing you should consider what you intended, not what you said or thought. Marcus Tullius Cicero
You Thought Consider Honorable Dealing Said Intended Should
The good of the people is the greatest law. Marcus Tullius Cicero
Good People Law Greatest
It might be pardonable to refuse to defend some men, but to defend them negligently is nothing short of criminal. Marcus Tullius Cicero
Men Nothing Criminal Some Some Men Short Refuse Them Might Defend
In time of war the laws are silent. Marcus Tullius Cicero
War Time Silent Laws
Laws should be interpreted in a liberal sense so that their intention may be preserved. Marcus Tullius Cicero
Sense Preserved Liberal Laws May Intention Should Interpreted
Even if you have nothing to write, write and say so. Marcus Tullius Cicero
You Nothing Say Write Even
He does not seem to me to be a free man who does not sometimes do nothing. Marcus Tullius Cicero
Me Man Sometimes Free Nothing Seem Free Man He Does Who
Fortunately, we Argentines have decided to change. We believe politics needs to be led by public servants with a vocation to give and construct. Mauricio Macri
Politics Needs Change Believe Give Vocation Construct Led Decided Public Fortunately Public Servants Servants
Venezuela's government must work toward achieving a true culture of democracy for our region. There's no room for persecution based on ideological reasons or for thinking differently. Mauricio Macri
Work Government Democracy Culture Thinking Our Must True Toward Venezuela Ideological Persecution Achieving Region Room Reasons Based Differently
You either respect people's liberties, or you don't. Mauricio Macri
You Respect People Liberties Either
I'm obsessed about lifting the greatest number of Argentines possible out of poverty as quickly as possible. Mauricio Macri
Poverty Out Possible About Lifting Obsessed Greatest Greatest Number Quickly Number
More socialism means more democracy, openness and collectivism in everyday life. Mikhail Gorbachev
Life Democracy Socialism Everyday Life Everyday Collectivism More Openness Means
I believe, as Lenin said, that this revolutionary chaos may yet crystallize into new forms of life. Mikhail Gorbachev
Life Believe Chaos New Crystallize New Forms Said Revolutionary May Forms Lenin
On the day I became Soviet leader, in March 1985, I had a special meeting with the leaders of the Warsaw Pact countries and told them: 'You are independent, and we are independent. You are responsible for your policies, we are responsible for ours. We will not intervene in your affairs, I promise you.' Mikhail Gorbachev
Day You Will Leader Intervene Meeting Ours Independent Promise Responsible Had Leaders Countries Policies Became Affairs Soviet Them Pact Your Special Warsaw March
A society should never become like a pond with stagnant water, without movement. That's the most important thing. Mikhail Gorbachev
Water Important Become Society Never Like Most Most Important Thing Without Important Thing Movement The Most Important Stagnant Pond Should Thing
Democracy is the wholesome and pure air without which a socialist public organization cannot live a full-blooded life. Mikhail Gorbachev
Life Democracy Organization Pure Live Air Without Cannot Which Public Wholesome Socialist
I couldn't wait to get to the most powerful position, because I thought then I would be able to fix problems that only the leader can fix. But when I got there, I realized we needed revolutionary change. Mikhail Gorbachev
Change Wait Problems Thought Leader Would Would-Be Able Only Powerful Most Most Powerful Because Got Fix Get Revolutionary Realized Then Needed Position
If current technological processes continue without change, the environment will change, and we, the human species, will either have to mutate or even die, to disappear, as many species have disappeared. Mikhail Gorbachev
Change Will Disappear Disappeared Environment Without Continue Die Current Human Either Processes Many Even Human Species Species Technological
I think God has some mechanism that he uses to punish those that make mistakes. Mikhail Gorbachev
God Mistakes Think Punish Those Some He Make Uses Mechanism
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. Mikhail Gorbachev
Relationship People Our Teeth States Out Must Structure Driving Nails Heads Off Soviets Them Then Cutting Certain Use United United States Pull
What we need is Star Peace and not Star Wars. Mikhail Gorbachev
Peace Wars Star Star Wars Need
Surely, God on high has not refused to give us enough wisdom to find ways to bring us an improvement in relations between the two great nations on earth. Mikhail Gorbachev
Wisdom God Great Enough Relations Earth Ways High Find Give Great Nations Between Surely Improvement Nations Refused Us Bring Two
I am a Communist, a convinced Communist! For some that may be a fantasy. But to me it is my main goal. Mikhail Gorbachev
Me Some Main Am Goal May Fantasy Convinced Communist
Persian social manners are well known, and there is no other society that can compete with them. Moshe Katsav
Manners Society Other Well Well Known Known Persian Social Them Compete
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