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“He’s articulate as hell and incredibly well versed,” wrote in 1987 more than a dozen times. In an exclusive interview in 1988, speaking of Soviet-U.S. relations, Gorbachev said: “We are different, and will remain so…But we have a common responsibility, especially our two great powers, and our every action must measure up to that responsibility”—words that still ring true today.

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