Mikhail Kalashnikov Quotes

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When a young man, I read somewhere the following: God the Almighty said, 'All that is too complex is unnecessary, and it is simple that is needed'... So this has been my lifetime motto – I have been creating weapons to defend the borders of my fatherland, to be simple and reliable.

Mikhail Kalashnikov

Whenever I look at TV and I see the weapon I invented to defend my motherland in the hands of these bin Ladens, I ask myself the same question: 'How did it get into their hands?' I didn't put it in the hands of bandits and terrorists, and it's not my fault that it has mushroomed uncontrollably across the globe. Can I be blamed that they consider it the most reliable weapon?

Mikhail Kalashnikov

I sleep well. It's the politicians who are to blame for failing to come to an agreement and resorting to violence.

Mikhail Kalashnikov

I would have preferred to have invented a machine that people could use and that would help farmers with their work - for example, a lawn-mower.

Mikhail Kalashnikov

Mikhail Kalashnikov

Mikhail Kalashnikov

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Born: November 10, 1919

Died: December 23, 2013 (aged 94)

Bio: Lieutenant-General Mikhail Timofeyevich Kalashnikov was a Russian general, inventor, military engineer, writer and small arms designer.

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