Americans have a severe disease - worse than AIDS. It's called the winner's complex.
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The time has come to choose a new direction of global development, to opt for a new civilization.
Interpretation
What this quote means
A call for a shift in how we approach global development and civilization.
This quote by Mikhail Gorbachev emphasizes the necessity for humanity to re-evaluate and alter its course in terms of global development. It suggests that in order to achieve a sustainable and just future, we must choose new pathways that foster a different kind of civilization, one that prioritizes cooperation and the well-being of the planet and its inhabitants.
Themes
ChangeDevelopmentCivilizationNew DirectionGlobal
In practice
Example use cases
During a climate change conference, to inspire delegates to consider innovative approaches.
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New approaches are needed, new orientations in both thought and action. We must make the transition to a new civilization...We are talking of a transition toward a new civilization. No one knows what it will be like. What is important is to orient in that direction... I am convinced that a new civilization will inevitably take on certain features that are characteristic of, or inherent in, the socialist ideal.
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According to Lenin, socialism and democracy are indivisible.... The essence of perestroika lies in the fact that it unites socialism with democracy and revives the Leninist concept of socialist construction both in theory and in practice. We want more socialism and, therefore, more democracy.
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