The Russian people and Russian culture are the linchpin, the glue that binds together this unique civilization.
VLADIMIR PUTINTo forgive the terrorists is up to God, but to send them to him is up to me.
More Vladimir Putin Quotes
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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 was brought up in a very ordinary family, in fact, a worker’s family. Both my father and mother were ordinary citizens.
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Everything will probably never be OK. But we have to try for it.
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Between major countries, there certainly always are some common ground and points of tension.
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Policies are being pursued that place on the same level a multi-child family and a same-sex partnership, a faith in God and a belief in Satan. This is the path to degradation.
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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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Democracy is an internal subject of the developing society.
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Whoever does not miss the Soviet Union has no heart. Whoever wants it back has no brain.
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I am not prejudiced in any way.
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What is a Rechtsstaat? It is obedience to the existing law.
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Nobody should pin their hopes on a miracle.
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I am convinced that the norm in Russia should become a family with three children.
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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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The democratic choice Russian people made in the early 90’s is final.
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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.
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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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Any fourth grade history student knows socialism has failed in every country, at every time in history.
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One can truly enjoy his or her life only while experiencing it.
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Russia is the biggest country in the world. It would be very difficult to surround it, and the world is changing so fast that it would basically be impossible, even in theory.
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The growing economic potential of India and Russia is mutually complementary in many respects.
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The more intermediaries there are, the more problems there are.
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I think the American people should express their preferences, and we’ll accept their choice.
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I spend a little time every day to play sports.
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China is a great country with a great culture, populated by fascinating, industrious and talented people.
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No one should be allowed to violently trample on the law.
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There are fundamentals of democracy, and they should be understood universally in different countries.
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