Mikhail Gorbachev Quotes about Humanity

To me, nature is sacred. Trees are my temples and forests are my cathedrals.
"Nature Is My God". Interview with Fred Matser in "Resurgence", No. 184, September-October 1997.
Ideally, peace means the absence of violence. It is an ethical value.
Mikhail Sergeevich Gorbachev, Green Cross International (2011). “Mikhail Gorbachev: Prophet of Change : from the Cold War to a Sustainable World”, p.53, CLAIRVIEW BOOKS