Mikhail Gorbachev
As the founder of GCI, Mikhail Gorbachev was an active and important guiding force for the organisation. Through his writings and appearances, Mr. Gorbachev helped bring greater focus to the three connected challenges of ensuring human security, removing poverty and averting environmental catastrophes. In addition to the Green Cross, Mr. Gorbachev also used other channels such as the World Political Forum and the Nobel Laureates summits to sensitise world public opinion on these issues.
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Famous quotes by mikhail gorbachev:
“I am a Communist, a convinced Communist! For some that may be a fantasy. But to me it is my main goal.”
—Mikhail Gorbachev (b. 1931)
“My life’s work has been accomplished. I did all that I could.”
—Mikhail Gorbachev (b. 1931)
“Democracy is the wholesome and pure air without which a socialist public organization cannot live a full-blooded life.”
—Mikhail Gorbachev (b. 1931)
“I believe, as Lenin said, that this revolutionary chaos may yet crystallize into new forms of life.”
—Mikhail Gorbachev (b. 1931)