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24 quotes by Boris Yeltsin

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

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A man must live like a great brilliant flame and burn as brightly as he can. In the end he burns out. But this is far better than a mean little flame.

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I understand that it's hard for everyone, but one cannot give in to emotions... we'll have to draw lessons from the current crisis and now... →

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

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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.

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I refer to calls for humanitarian intervention in the affairs of another state - a new idea, this - even when they are made under the pretext of... →

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Your commanders have ordered you to storm the White House and to arrest me. But I as the elected President of Russia give you the order to turn your... →

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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... →

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It is especially important to encourage unorthodox thinking when the situation is critical: At such moments every new word and fresh thought is more... →

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You have no right to criticise Russia over Chechnya.

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

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There are numerous bugbears in the profession of a politician. First, ordinary life suffers. Second, there are many temptations to ruin you and those... →

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We want peace and a political solution to the situation in Chechnya.

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