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"It was almost forbidden in the Soviet Union to study the New Economic Policy."
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"One of the first essentials is a policy of unreserved political cooperation with all the nations of the world."

"Our presence in Afghanistan is not worth the price of any more American lives or treasure."

"A policy is a temporary creed liable to be changed, but while it holds good it has got to be pursued with apostolic zeal."

"Conscious of our many problems, I seek today to lay a foundation to our public policy. My fundamental purpose is to devote my term of office to raising the standard of public service in New Jersey."

"Some may seek revenge, but this is not our policy."

"We shall listen, not lecture; learn, not threaten. We will enhance our safety by earning the respect of others and showing respect for them. In short, our foreign policy will rest on the traditional American values of restraint and empathy, not on military might."

"One thing is obvious: Our policy, which is directed at making the country ungovernable, has started to bear fruit. The process that has been initiated is irreversible."

"Judges need to restrict themselves to the proper resolution of the case before them. They need to avoid the temptation to set broad policy."
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"I am joining the government not from the academic position but from St. Petersburg city council."

"I'm communicating with the directors of the Soviet companies, and I see that it is wrong, but when I go to the official discussions, they discuss we should change the color of the walls."

"The directors thought, They understand nothing in the real economy, in real life. They read some stupid books, and they came from the moon to the earth, and maybe in one month they will disappear."

"There are no two countries with the same style of economic mechanism, with the same capitalism."

"If I just produce the transparent ideal accepted by the Western experts, a process of privatization which will be very good but never happen, that means nothing."

"For the producers, there was no reason to produce. You get money, but you couldn't use this money. For consumers, you could have money, but you have no way to use it because you go to the shop and see nothing."

"There is a state that is able to understand the demand in the economy. That state should use prices as an instrument for implementation of this understanding."

"In 1995 the whole political situation was very complicated. I was the first deputy prime minister, and at the same time I had very low influence in the government."
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