Bob Schaffer Quotes
"Though there is growing division among the Ukrainian military ranks as to loyalty in this revolution, the possibility of violence looms over the entire situation."
- Bob Schaffer
(Related: Possibility, Revolution, Loyalty, Military, Violence)
"There are many hands touching ballots after a voter drops his ballot into the ballot box. There is no guarantee of ballot secrecy for anyone, which makes the whole system vulnerable to intimidation and bribery."
- Bob Schaffer
(Related: Bribery, Secrecy)
"The Russians have a lot at stake, and the power of Moscow pride should never be underestimated."
- Bob Schaffer
(Related: Power, Pride)
"The Western media tends to place a lot of emphasis on official institutions in Ukraine such as its supreme court, the central election commission, and the parliament. In reality, the people of Ukraine now control their destiny."
- Bob Schaffer
(Related: People, Control, Court, Destiny, Media, Now, Parliament, Reality)
"Reducing the tax burden is necessary to produce economic growth."
- Bob Schaffer
(Related: Growth, Burden, Tax)
"One cannot help being impressed by the protesters. They have begun each day of the protest in Kiev in prayer and all activities are accomplished with a collective sense of respect, kindness, and an intention to conduct a peaceful revolution."
- Bob Schaffer
(Related: Being, Day, Revolution, Help, Intention, Kindness, Prayer, Protest, Respect, Sense)
"The recent history of Ukraine is replete with dead journalists, beaten journalists, news agencies being shut down, and politicians being injured or killed. Most are killed in mysterious auto accidents."
- Bob Schaffer
(Related: History, Accidents, Being, News, Politicians)
"The objective of the demonstrators is to win the affection of the armed agents of the government. Most of the Kiev police have now pledged their support for the people."
- Bob Schaffer
(Related: Government, People, Affection, Now, Police, Support)
"The first thing the federal government can do to help is get out of the way."
- Bob Schaffer
(Related: Government, First, Help)
"The demonstrators in Ukraine will persevere and succeed, or grow tired, cold and fade."
- Bob Schaffer
(Related: Succeed, Will)
"The revolution has been dubbed The Orange Revolution, orange being the campaign color of Viktor Yushchenko. The demonstrators say they are tired of living under a corrupt government."
- Bob Schaffer
(Related: Government, Being, Revolution, Living)
"Salazar's record is one of weakness; he hasn't been a good attorney general."
- Bob Schaffer
(Related: Weakness)
"As long as the opposition believes the world will stand with Ukraine's democrat reformers, they will have the leverage and the courage to establish a legitimate republic under the leadership of Viktor Yushchenko."
- Bob Schaffer
(Related: Leadership, Courage, Opposition, Will, World)
"Government is just spending too much money."
- Bob Schaffer
(Related: Government, Money)
"I would love to see the French spending money to restore Iraq."
- Bob Schaffer
(Related: Love, Money, Iraq)
"In the late afternoons and early evenings, the crowd is easily over 1 million. That many people simply can't fit in Independence Square. The demonstration spills in to the streets for several blocks."
- Bob Schaffer
(Related: People, Independence)
"It is unlikely Yanukovich won. If he did, his government made it impossible to determine."
- Bob Schaffer
(Related: Government)
"My mother is Ukrainian. She immigrated to the U.S. from Canada as a child."
- Bob Schaffer
(Related: Mother, Canada)