"It is time to realize that neither socialism, nor friendship, nor good-neighborliness, nor respect can be produced by bayonets, tanks or blood."
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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 North Atlantic Assembly Political Committee Report (1990), p. 7
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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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