#soviet

The Soviet Union has indeed been our greatest menace, not so much because of what it has done, but because of the excuses it has provided us for our failures. ↗

— J. William Fulbright

#been #done #excuses #failures #greatest

I feel that an understanding could be reached with Germany which would result in a lasting peace with Europe and believe that a German victory is preferable to a British and Soviet victory. ↗

— Pierre Laval

#british #could #europe #feel #german

In the event of a victory over Germany by Soviet Russia and England, Bolshevism in Europe would inevitably follow. Under these circumstances I would prefer to see Germany win the war. ↗

— Pierre Laval

#circumstances #england #europe #event #follow

Today's Russia is not to be compared with the Soviet Union of back then. ↗

— Angela Merkel

#compared #russia #soviet #soviet union #then

It doesn't work the same way everywhere. The Americans are the most gullible, because they don't like to deny co-workers' requests. People in the former Soviet bloc countries are less trusting, perhaps because of their previous experiences with their countries' secret services. ↗

— Kevin Mitnick

#bloc #co-workers #countries #deny #everywhere

After every major conflict - World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, the fall of the Soviet Union - what happened was that we ultimately hollowed out the force, largely by doing deep across-the-board cuts. ↗

— Leon Panetta

#conflict #cuts #deep #doing #every

The much greater crimes of the Soviet Gulags occurred over decades and cost millions of lives. ↗

— Jean-Marie Le Pen

#crimes #decades #greater #lives #millions

Despite what many Americans think, most Soviets do not yearn for capitalism or Western-style democracy. ↗

— Dan Rather

#democracy #despite #many #most #soviets

The Soviet Union represents a threat in terms of might. It is a joke in terms of its economy and what it has to offer the Third World - a laughingstock to countries that are looking for an economic-development model. ↗

— Jack Kemp

#economy #joke #looking #might #model

I feel the happiest when I can light my American cigarettes with Soviet matches. ↗

— Mohammed Daud Khan

#cigarettes #feel #happiest #i #i can