We encounter this impudence from people who have been finally unmasked with such intensity that I am left with the impression that, along with their desire to seize power, they seem to be aiming to declare impudence and dishonor to be normal and virtuous as well, writes Bidzina Ivanishvili in his letter, in which he explains his decision to leave politics.

“The use of impudence as a tool of political struggle is a well-thought-out method of psychological assault on public opinion. Long before the Bolshevik revolution, when the socialist movement emerged in Russia, Dostoevsky accurately described such impudent characters: “The right to dishonor – why, they’d all flock to us for that, not one would stay behind! The essence of our creed is the negation of honor, and the open advocacy of a right to be dishonorable”. They act in line with this guideline to this day because they cannot build with love, they simply have no talent for it – they have never had it and they do not know what it is. In truth, it is precisely this lack of talent that defeated them, and this lack of talent gave birth to impudence which, in turn, brought forth dishonorableness. To this day, disreputable, disgraced people still stand, perpetrate violence, and portray lies as the truth.

It is doubly unfortunate that they see impudence and the renunciation of honor precisely as a sign of strength. In reality, the declaration of the use of force as the most effective means is the most salient manifestation of their weakness, along with the lack of talent.

They perpetrated violence while they were in power and they perpetrate violence today as well. The reason for this is that they are weak. Establishing a dictatorship does not require talent. Dictatorship is the choice of the weak and the talentless. The manifestation of talent and strength lies in the ability and desire to govern democratically.

That is why they failed while in power and are still failing to this day.

They fail because the people – of whose wisdom the stubborn opposition could not be convinced –can precisely see and appreciate the difference: In the form of the Georgian Dream, the country has a team that is focused on doing good for the public, a team that is focused on public service and on people, that is, a team that is talented, committed to democratic ideals and governance, and truly strong.

The people see this and, despite objectively existing problems, make the only right decision at a critical juncture.

I am certain that our public has finally developed this immunity and will never make the opposite choice ever again.

It is precisely the wisdom of our people and the formation of the Georgian Dream as a strong team that gives me the belief that the threat has been finally neutralized, allowing me to calmly withdraw from politics.

I leave politics with the hope that even that part of today’s opposition which, through a lack of political will, inexperience, or spinelessness, ended up within the zone of influence of the evil and its main architect, will become convinced of the futility of an inappropriate attitude toward the interests of the homeland due to political selfishness and one man’s unbridled desire to seize power. I am certain that these parties are aware of the hopelessness of their current position and that they will overcome this influence, that is, they will fight for their future, which, in turn, will be a prospect for Georgian democracy”, - writes Bidzina Ivanishvili.