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.
VLADIMIR PUTINNobody should have any illusion about the possibility of gaining military superiority over Russia. We will never allow this to happen.
More Vladimir Putin Quotes
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Democracy is not possible without effectively working legal system.
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I spend a little time every day to play sports.
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Chess makes man wiser and clear-sighted.
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Above all, we should acknowledge that the collapse of the Soviet Union was the major geopolitical disaster of the century.
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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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Our society, including the liberals, must understand that there must be order.
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Life is inevitably related to a certain level of risk.
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Russia is a part of European culture. Therefore, it is with difficulty that I imagine NATO as an enemy.
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No one should be allowed to violently trample on the law.
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I would prefer to abandon the terminology of the past.
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Between major countries, there certainly always are some common ground and points of tension.
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One can truly enjoy his or her life only while experiencing it.
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I don’t read books by people who have betrayed the Motherland.
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I’m convinced that democracy cannot be exported from one country to another, like you cannot expert revolutions, ideology.
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To forgive the terrorists is up to God, but to send them to him is up to me.
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