I was writing my Ph.D. in the late 1980s and was keeping an eye on what was happening in the world. It became obvious to me that Russia couldn't live without computers. I think I worked this out a year before anyone else. I started looking for people who could help import them.
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I have always lived according to my conscience, and my past is clean.
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There is a real and evident problem of democracy in Georgia, and this was the core reason of my entrance into politics. We have no rule of law. It's absolutely absent.
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All the therapists would tell me was that I was the only healthy person they knew.
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Our policy is European and Euro-Atlantic integration. There is no substitute for NATO.
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I decided to go into politics because of our Soviet-style government.
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It was not my wish to come into politics. I was not a public person; I preferred to spend my birthdays with family and friends. But the 2008 elections were fraudulent, so I decided to finance the opposition to make them stronger.
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The economy is governed through cartel agreements and monopoly. The attorney general is the one who's controlling funds. There is no free business in Georgia.
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My main capital isn't the money. I respect myself; I respect my country.
