It would be naive to think that the problems plaguing mankind today can be solved with means and methods which were applied or seemed to work in the past. . .

What we're saying today is that you're either part of the solution or you're part of the problem

We could only solve our problems by cooperating with other countries. It would have been paradoxical not to cooperate. And therefore we needed to put an end to the Iron Curtain, to change the nature of international relations, to rid them of ideological confrontation, and particularly to end the arms race.

The solution to adult problems tomorrow depends on large measure upon how our children grow up today.

I am a Communist, a convinced Communist! For some that may be a fantasy. But to me it is my main goal.

The world will not accept dictatorship or domination.