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.
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.
More Vladimir Putin Quotes
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The transfer of power is always a test of the constitutional system, a test of its strength.
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My working and personal relationship with President Obama is marked by growing trust.
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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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You must obey the law, always, not only when they grab you by your special place.
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Chess makes man wiser and clear-sighted.
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The United States and Russian security services regularly exchange information.
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A considerable share of the world’s population still cannot afford comfortable housing, education and quality health care.
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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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Democracy cannot be exported to some other place. This must be a product of internal domestic development in a society.
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One can truly enjoy his or her life only while experiencing it.
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The growing economic potential of India and Russia is mutually complementary in many respects.
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There are fundamentals of democracy, and they should be understood universally in different countries.
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I am not prejudiced in any way.
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I have some rules of my own. One of them is never to regret anything.
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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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