The transfer of power is always a test of the constitutional system, a test of its strength.
VLADIMIR PUTINJournalism, as concerns collecting information, differs little if at all from intelligence work. In my judgment, a journalist’s job is very interesting.
More Vladimir Putin Quotes
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Russia has returned to the world arena as a strong state – a country that others heed and that can stand up for itself.
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Russia needs a strong state power and must have it. But I am not calling for totalitarianism.
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I’m eternally grateful to fate and the citizens of Russia that they’ve trusted me to be the head of the Russian government.
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I believe that the presidential term should be limited.
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One has to be insincere and promise something which you cannot fulfill. So you either have to be a fool who does not understand what you are promising, or deliberately be lying.
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I am not prejudiced in any way.
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Being gay is not a crime.
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I think the American people should express their preferences, and we’ll accept their choice.
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One can truly enjoy his or her life only while experiencing it.
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We don’t need a weakened government but a strong government that would take responsibility for the rights of the individual and care for the society as a whole.
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It is wrong to make anyone into an enemy; it is wrong to scare the people of one’s own country with that enemy and try to rally some allies on that basis.
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Absolute trust is something hard to achieve even in a family, and it is much harder to achieve on an international level.
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The Russian people and Russian culture are the linchpin, the glue that binds together this unique civilization.
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Any fourth grade history student knows socialism has failed in every country, at every time in history.
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Nobody should pin their hopes on a miracle.
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