"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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Politicians from the Soviet UnionPeople of the Cold WarDiplomatsPresidents of Georgia (country)Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Russia and the Soviet Union
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As quoted in The Many Faces of Corruption (2007) edited by J. Edgardo Campos and ‎Sanjay Pradhan, p. 267
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Eduard Shevardnadze
Eduard Shevardnadze (25 January 1928 - 7 July 2014) was a Georgian politician. He served as President of Georgia from 1995 until 2003. Prior to Georgian independence from the USSR, he served as Soviet Foreign Minister.
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