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Mikheil Saakashvili
19 quotes
“Georgia does not need Russia as an enemy.”
Mikheil Saakashvili (born 1967) first seen 2004 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in "EU integration a key aim of Saakashvili" (26 January 2004), Irish Times
“For the first time in 15 years, Georgia this winter has its electric power guaranteed without deficit. This is a historic achievement.”
Mikheil Saakashvili (born 1967) first seen 2006 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in "Ebullience in Georgia replaced by energy crisis" (29 January 2006), by Mike Eckel, Deseret News
“A united Georgia needs our unity now, to work together towards our many common goals.”
Mikheil Saakashvili (born 1967) first seen 2008 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Inaugural address (21 January 2008)
“We must create the Georgia that our ancestors dreamed of, the Georgia that we dream of.”
Mikheil Saakashvili (born 1967) first seen 2012 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in "Selling the Georgian Dream" (23 November 2012), by Luka Oreskovic, The Moscow Times
“Georgia is the country of unique culture. We are not only old Europeans, we are the very first Europeans, and therefore Georgia holds special place in European civilization. Georgia should serve as a paragon for democracy where all citizens are equal before the law, where every citizen will have an equal opportunity for the pursuit of success and realization of his or her possibilities. Georgia should become and will become a homeland for independent, educated and proud people.”
Mikheil Saakashvili (born 1967) first seen 2004 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Inaugural address (25 January 2004)
“It is time we Georgians did not depend only on others, it is time we asked what Georgia will do for the world.”
Mikheil Saakashvili (born 1967) first seen 2004 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in "Georgia swears in new president" (25 January 2004), BBC News
“Our steady course is towards European integration. It is time Europe finally saw and valued Georgia and took steps towards us.”
Mikheil Saakashvili (born 1967) first seen 2004 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in "Georgia swears in new president" (25 January 2004), BBC News
“Standing at David's tomb, we must say Georgia will unite, Georgia will become strong and will restore its integrity... I want all of us to do it together and I promise not to become a source of shame for you.”
Mikheil Saakashvili (born 1967) first seen 2004 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in "Georgia swears in new president" (25 January 2004), BBC News
“[W]hen the people of Georgia rose up to defend their freedom - they also rose up to reclaim their future. A future that would no longer be defined by the false promises, wholesale decay, and state disintegration of the recent past. A future no longer dominated by the politics of division, state-sanctioned theft and disregard for the poorest parts of society.”
Mikheil Saakashvili (born 1967) first seen 2005 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in "Remarks of the President of Georgia H.E. Mikheil Saakashvili to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe" (26 January 2005), ReliefWeb
“Georgia's character - now and forever - celebrates tolerance, embraces diversity, relishes lively and open debate, and above all, respects liberty and human dignity. Georgia is a democracy, because above all - its national identity is rooted in the traditions of democracy.”
Mikheil Saakashvili (born 1967) first seen 2005 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in "Remarks of the President of Georgia H.E. Mikheil Saakashvili to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe" (26 January 2005), ReliefWeb
“First and foremost - our vision for a united and peaceful Georgia is based on respect for the desire - and respect for the right - to South Ossetian autonomy.”
Mikheil Saakashvili (born 1967) first seen 2005 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in "Remarks of the President of Georgia H.E. Mikheil Saakashvili to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe" (26 January 2005), ReliefWeb
“Look, the rift with Russia is not connected to Georgia. It is connected to values. Russia has become very authoritarian. It doesn’t accept free speech or real elections anymore.”
Mikheil Saakashvili (born 1967) first seen 2008 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in "An American Friend" (19 October 2008), The New York Times
“Well, killing me makes no sense because Georgia already has a Western-educated political class.”
Mikheil Saakashvili (born 1967) first seen 2008 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in "An American Friend" (19 October 2008), The New York Times
“Putin told several Western leaders, “I want Saakashvili’s head.” If they want my head, for me it’s more funny than troubling.”
Mikheil Saakashvili (born 1967) first seen 2008 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in "An American Friend" (19 October 2008), The New York Times
“If the West is outdated, then why do millions of Poles, Czech, Estonians, Romanians, and others cherish so much the day they entered NATO? And why are millions of Ukrainians, Georgians, Moldovans, and others desperately knocking on the doors of the European Union? If freedom is no longer fashionable, how do we explain that the suicide of an unknown citizen in a remote Tunisian town has changed the map of the world?”
Mikheil Saakashvili (born 1967) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I do not recognise the Prosecutor’s Office and the Georgian judiciary, I am not here to be part of a pre-written comedy (before adress)”
Mikheil Saakashvili (born 1967) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I am Mikheil Saakashvili and Georgia did not have a criminal president [talks about himself]. I want every Georgian to know this. The founder of the Georgian state could not have been a criminal, because criminals do not establish states, they instead destroy them and you are [now] witnessing a classic example of that, as Georgia has fallen into the hands of bandits.”
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“While I have told about my successes, did I make mistakes? [I made] more than enough; many mistakes that I bitterly regret. First of all, my mistake was the court.”
Mikheil Saakashvili (born 1967) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Of course, I was in a hurry to develop Georgia and anyone who is in a rush makes mistakes. I knew that we had little time, I know that many things needed to be done. But I was speaking with my doctor, who was able to arrive from a village and enroll in the medical university, only because there were national exams. Otherwise, there were no chances to enroll, and when they were coming [to Tbilisi in the past] people used to question them if they knew how much [the bribe for] enrolling would cost. [My doctor] arrived, believed in me and enrolled. The program of American teachers – many of the young generation can speak English, because we used to bring over 2,500 teachers a year. Not only my or Bidzina Ivanishvili’s son were able to study, but any Georgian, from Lesichini village to Khulo and Zemo and Kveda Machkhaani. This was my concept.”
Mikheil Saakashvili (born 1967) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source