I think Russian people are learning that democracy is not an alien thing; it's not a western invention.
Interpretation
Democracy is a universal concept, not limited to the West; Russians are recognizing this truth.
In this quote, Garry Kasparov emphasizes that democracy is a fundamental idea that belongs to all cultures, including the Russian people. He argues against the notion that democracy is solely a Western concept, suggesting that individuals everywhere can aspire to and achieve democratic governance, irrespective of their geographical or cultural background.
In practice
During a lecture on political systems, one might refer to this quote to illustrate the global relevance of democracy.
There is no one that can share your responsibility. It it is your responsibility you must carry it on and you must be responsible for your actions. At the end of the day we all are being challenged, sooner or later, by our destiny. And it's up to us to make all the difference in this life. If not you, who else?
Setbacks and losses are both inevitable and essential if you're going to improve and become a good, even great, competitor. The art is in avoiding catastrophic losses in the key battles.
Botvinnik tried to take the mystery out of Chess, always relating it to situations in ordinary life. He used to call chess a typical inexact problem similar to those which people are always having to solve in everyday life.
One does not succeed by sticking to convention. When your opponent can easily anticipate every move you make, your strategy deteriorates and becomes commoditized.
I think that it's a vital moment now for Russian democracy to convince people that it's only our actions, our joined actions and protests that could force Kremlin to reconsider its plans to abolish presidential elections.
I learned that fighting on the chess board could also have an impact on the political climate in the country.
Truly man is the king of beasts, for his brutality exceeds them. We live by the death of others. We are burial places.
I offered up a special prayer, a prayer which came with tears and anguish, that some way would open up for me to use what talents I possessed for my fellow workers, for the poor.
It is more important that a proposition be interesting than that it be true.
We have heard the rationales offered by the nuclear superpowers. We know who speaks for the nations. But who speaks for the human species? Who speaks for Earth?
The world dies over and over again, but the skeleton always gets up and walks.
The lie was dead And damned, and truth stood up instead.
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