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.
VLADIMIR PUTINRussia will not soon become, if it ever becomes, a second copy of the United States or England – where liberal value have deep historic roots.
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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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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.
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It is extremely dangerous to encourage people to see themselves as exceptional, whatever the motivation.
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The more intermediaries there are, the more problems there are.
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Despite all the achievements of civilisation, the human being is still one of the most vulnerable creatures on earth.
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Terrorism has no nationality or religion.
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Our society, including the liberals, must understand that there must be order.
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Russia does not and cannot have any political choice but democracy.
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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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Everything will probably never be OK. But we have to try for it.
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A figure who receives money from abroad for his political work, and thus serves some foreign interest, cannot be a politician in Russia.
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Journalism, as concerns collecting information, differs little if at all from intelligence work. In my judgment, a journalist’s job is very interesting.
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Politics should not interfere with sports. And sports should impact politics.
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Russia and China are very natural partners. We are neighbors with an immense common border.
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