![He [Mikhail Gorbachev] has, as many great leaders have, impressive eyes....There's a kind of laser-beam stare, a forced quality, you get from Gorbachev that does not come across as something peaceful within himself. It's the look of a kind of human volcano, or he'd probably like to describe it as a human nuclear energy plant.](/assets/img/quote-photos/he-mikhail-gorbachev-has-as-many-great-leaders-have-impressive-eyesthere.jpg)
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