“Russia will not soon become, if it ever becomes, a second copy of the United States or England – where liberal value have deep historic roots.”

Our military might is the guarantor of Russia’s security and independence.

I believe that the presidential term should be limited.

My working and personal relationship with President Obama is marked by growing trust.

Russian democracy is the power of the Russian people with their own traditions of national self-government, and not the realisation of standards foisted on us from outside.

Terrorism has once again shown it is prepared deliberately to stop at nothing in creating human victims. An end must be put to this. As never before, it is vital to unite forces of the entire world community against terror.

Nobody should have any illusion about the possibility of gaining military superiority over Russia. We will never allow this to happen.

Democracy is not possible without effectively working legal system.

I would prefer to abandon the terminology of the past.

The more intermediaries there are, the more problems there are.

The growing economic potential of India and Russia is mutually complementary in many respects.

Our society, including the liberals, must understand that there must be order.

The state security bodies should not be seen as an institution that works against society and the state; one needs to understand what makes them work against their own people.

We shall fight against them, throw them in prisons and destroy them.

I think the international community should unite to fight such inhuman phenomena as terror attacks and the murder of totally innocent people.

If the nation is not capable of preserving itself and reproducing, if it loses it vital bearings and ideals, then it doesn’t need foreign enemies – it will fall apart on its own.

You can do a lot more with weapons and politeness than just politeness.

As the Republican platforms says, the welfare of the farmer is vital to that of the whole country.

Writing has nothing to do with meaning. It has to do with landsurveying and cartography, including the mapping of countries yet to come.

The English countryside is the most staggeringly beautiful place. I can’t spend as much time there as I like, but I like everything about it. I like fishing, I like clay- pigeon shooting.

When I think about some of the policies that we make in this country, the policies are so self-driven.

India is not a nation, nor a country. It is a subcontinent of nationalities.

Strong hearts and helpful hands are needed, and, fortunately, we have them in every part of our beloved country.

Again, (America is) a stupid country with stupid people who don’t pay attention.

America cannot be an ostrich with its head in the sand.