A politician must have some scruples, a certain decency; he cannot smear himself in the mud for the sake of a high ideal. Boris Yeltsin More Quotes by Boris Yeltsin More Quotes From Boris Yeltsin We are well aware from which countries and through which countries the terrorists are receiving support. In the immediate future I shall be calling upon the leaders of these states to put a stop to this kind of activity. Boris Yeltsin support leader country I am convinced that the moment is coming when, with its message of eternal, universal values, it will come to the aid of our society. For in these words: "Thou shalt not kill; Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself," lie those very moral principles that will enable us to survive even the most critical situations. Boris Yeltsin our-society principles lying The most important thing is that Milosevic agreed to sit at the negotiating table with the Kosovo Albanians Boris Yeltsin negotiating important tables I believe in this tragic hour you can make the right choice. The honor and glory of Russian men of arms shall not be stained with the blood of the people. Boris Yeltsin men believe blood The West has not lived through totalitarianism, with a single ideology for 70 years.We are escaping from the burden of the past, and onlyafter we have done that will we be ready to integrate with Europeand Europe needs Russia. Boris Yeltsin escaping russia past There are numerous bugbears in the profession of a politician. First, ordinary life suffers. Second, there are many temptations to ruin you and those around you. And I suppose third, and this is rarely discussed, people at the top generally have no friends. Boris Yeltsin friends political people Europe has found itself confronted with fresh challenges - challenges of a global character, the nature of which is directly connected with changes in the international climate and the difficulties of seeking new models for co-operation. Boris Yeltsin challenges europe character A government is not an old pair of socks that you throw away. Boris Yeltsin sock pairs government 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 extremist ideas on the whole world. Boris Yeltsin territory world ideas A total of 1,580 people, the civilian population, suffered as a result of the bloody wave of terrorist acts that swept over Moscow and other towns and villages of our country. Boris Yeltsin population country people There were no strategic mistakes that could affect Russia's history and it further development. No, there were no such mistakes. Tactical errors were made in some less significant options, problems and so on. But, on the whole, Russia embarked on a correct path and it changed. Boris Yeltsin russia errors mistake We want peace and a political solution to the situation in Chechnya. Boris Yeltsin political want peace You have no right to criticise Russia over Chechnya. Boris Yeltsin chechnya russia over-you Russia also declared its independence. This was approved by the Supreme Soviet, and you know and remember that there was the Declaration on the Independence of Russia. Boris Yeltsin independence russia remember We all have an equal interest in stability and security throughout Europe. The years the OSCE has existed, and particularly this year, have given rise to great expectations and at the same time to powerful disappointments. Boris Yeltsin powerful disappointment time It is especially important to encourage unorthodox thinking when the situation is critical Boris Yeltsin unorthodox important thinking I especially love driving down a hill directly at a tree and swerving to one side at the last moment. That's my way to relax. Boris Yeltsin mad crazy tree International terrorism is throwing down a challenge, and not just to Russia. Boris Yeltsin terrorism russia challenges Storm clouds of terror and dictatorship are gathering over the whole country... They must not be allowed to bring eternal night. Boris Yeltsin clouds night country 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 defending human rights and freedoms. Boris Yeltsin affair rights ideas
