Quotes by Eduard Shevardnadze - Page 1

As for myself, I was never against Russia.
Eduard Shevardnadze / Georgian Statesman
Russia
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We also have a real opportunity to join NATO.
Eduard Shevardnadze / Georgian Statesman
Opportunity
Nato
Real
Join
Real Opportunity
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But we cannot rely on foreign help indefinitely.
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Helping
Rely
Indefinitely
We Cannot
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I couldn't stand the idea of bloodshed, casualties.
Eduard Shevardnadze / Georgian Statesman
Bloodshed
Casualties
Ideas
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You know in the West they support realistic forces.
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Realistic
Forces
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I believe politicians should always remain realistic.
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Believe
Politician
Realistic
Politicians
Believe Always I Believe
Remain
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I think my resignation was the only way to avoid bloodshed.
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Bloodshed
Resignation
Thinking
Way
Avoid
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Prospects of normalizing our relations with Russia look good.
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Looks
Perspective
Prospects
Russia
Relations
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But eradicating corruption is not enough to sustain a country.
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Corruption
Country
Enough
Sustain
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I don't plan to return. I have a lot of unresolved things to do.
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Plans
Return
Things To Do
Plan
Unresolved
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In my life I have always found ways of dealing with a situation.
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Found
Situation
Way
Life Always My Life
Dealing
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I was a member of the Politburo for seven years, a foreign minister.
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Members
Seven
Years
Member
Minister
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The external world is committed to helping Georgia settle its problems.
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Committed
Georgia
Helping
External
External World
Settle
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I don't want to go down in history as a man who allowed blood to be shed.
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Blood
Shed
Allowed
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I don't want to go down in history as a man who allowed blood to be shed...
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Men
Blood
Want
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No Georgian has the right to evade or neglect his duties and responsibilities.
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Duty
Neglect
Responsibility
Duties
Georgian
Responsibilities
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You know, to address crowds and make promises does not require very much brains.
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Brain
Crowds
Doe
Promise
Brains
Promises
Require
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When I came back to power, Georgia was completely isolated on the international stage.
Eduard Shevardnadze / Georgian Statesman
Georgia
International
Isolated
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I am not responsible for the actions of Saakashvili and even for those of Gamsakhurdia.
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Action
Responsible
Actions
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To sum up, what has been our policy? We looked for and found friends all throughout the world.
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Policy
Sum
Throughout
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Even the pyramids might one day disappear, but not the Palestinians longing for their homeland.
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Disappear
Homeland
Longing
Might
One Day
Pyramids
Palestinians
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It is absolutely impossible to settle the debts to pensioners, teachers, and others. The country hasn't got enough money to do so.
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Teacher
Country
Debt
Impossible
Teachers
Debts
Enough Money
Settle
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Corruption has its own motivations, and one has to thoroughly study that phenomenon and eliminate the foundations that allow corruption to exist.
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Corruption
Foundation
Motivation
Phenomenon
Study
Allow
Exist
Eliminate
Foundations
Motivations
Thoroughly
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But the Americans have no extra money. They have their own problems. They can provide financial assistance for two, three, four, or six months at most.
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Assistance
Financial Assistance
Six Months
Three
Two
Extra
Provide
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They're making a song and dance because that serves their immediate interests. But what will happen tomorrow? They will have to pay salaries and pensions.
Eduard Shevardnadze / Georgian Statesman
Song And Dance
Tomorrow
Immediate
Interests
Pensions
Salaries
Serve
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Germany is determined to provide substantial help. So are the Netherlands and other states. But a day will come when we have to count on our own resources.
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Determined
Germany
Helping
Netherlands
Resources
Count
Provide
Substantial
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I think if someone else other than Reagan, someone less of a hardliner, had been in power then the breakthrough in ending the Cold War would not have happened.
Eduard Shevardnadze / Georgian Statesman
War
Cold
Thinking
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Zhvania was the general secretary of the organisation which I founded, the Citizens' Union. It was the biggest organisation and came first in all elections, and Zhvania was the leader.
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Citizens
Organisation
Secretary
Union
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Now, the entire world community recognizes Georgia. We are members of the United Nations and the Council of Europe. Everything is being prepared so that we will soon enter the European Union.
Eduard Shevardnadze / Georgian Statesman
Community
Council
Europe
European Union
Georgia
Members
Nations
Prepared
United Nations
Being Prepared
Enter
Entire World
Union
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True, other countries are helping us. Germany is determined to provide substantial help. So are the Netherlands and other states. But a day will come when we have to count on our own resources.
Eduard Shevardnadze / Georgian Statesman
Determined
Germany
Helping
Netherlands
Other Countries
Resources
Count
Provide
Substantial
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I believe that with the help of foreign countries - and under that condition only, because they have no other source of financing - the new government may temporarily extricate Georgia from the current situation.
Eduard Shevardnadze / Georgian Statesman
Government
Believe
Country
Current Situation
Financing
Foreign Countries
Georgia
New Government
Condition
Government Believe I Believe
Current
Extricate
Temporarily
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I'm sure that was the right step, even though, formally speaking, it may seem disadvantageous for a president to resign. But, looking into what is happening today and what is going to happen in the future, I think history will show I made the right decision.
Eduard Shevardnadze / Georgian Statesman
Decision
Right Decision
Future History Today
Happening
Resign
Speaking
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But on second thought, after I decreed the state of emergency, I came to the conclusion that that was impossible to achieve without bloodshed because the street protesters were full of anger and nearly out of control. This is why I thought we needed to find another way out.
Eduard Shevardnadze / Georgian Statesman
Anger
Achieve
Another Way
Bloodshed
Conclusion
Emergencies
Impossible
Way
Nearly
Emergency
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