Great Throughts Treasury
This site is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Alan William Smolowe who gave birth to the creation of this database.
Eduard Shevardnadze
Soviet, and later, Georgian statesman, President of Georgia, First Secretary of the Georgian Communist Party, responsible for many top decisions on Soviet foreign policy in the Gorbachev Era,forced to retire in 2003 as a consequence of the bloodless Rose Revolution
"There must be some supreme, universal design. Each of us comes to life and stays in the world for predestined period. Some leave forever, sometimes without a trace; others stay for a long time, both in life and in memory. We remain longest - we make a difference - when we manage to act not for ourselves but for others. It is possible to create good and evil. The greatest and most important thing a person can do is to understand that where good exists, evil also resides; what’s more, one must strive to stay on the side of righteousness, doing one’s best to promote good in the world. Only you can make this choice. You alone will be held responsible - by other people, by your progeny and by history."
"To sum up, what has been our policy? We looked for and found friends all throughout the world. "