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Vladimir Putin Quotes

"Nobody should pin their hopes on a miracle.""To forgive the terrorists is up to God, but to send them to him is up to me.""The strengthening of our statehood is at times deliberately interpreted as authoritarianism.""Russia is not a country that can exist without sovereignty.""We do not talk to terrorists, we destroy them.""Any unilateral and extra-judicial act by law enforcement bodies contravenes the elementary norms of the law.""It is extremely dangerous to encourage people to see themselves as exceptional whatever the motivation.""I think the government must govern as the citizens allow it to govern.""The world is changing and since particularly dramatic changes are taking place we are living at a turning point.""I am personally against any kind of legislation that restricts individual freedoms.""We do not have a system for the finding and publishing of terrorists' weapons, we have an enemy's weapons collection system.""No references to review or stronger words can replace real deeds.""The lessons of the past have shown us that military adventures can lead to human tragedies on a vast scale.""NATO was built to counteract the Soviet Union in times of Cold War. We have no idea why it is still around and what its role should be.""The path towards a free society has not been simple. There are tragic and glorious pages in our history.""You must obey the law, always, not only when they grab you by your special place.""Russia needs a strong state power and must have it. But I am not calling for totalitarianism.""History proves that all dictatorships, all authoritarian forms of government are transient. Only democratic systems are not transient.""One must never allow oneself to be turned into a trembling creature, allowing oneself to be ruled by what others think""It’s better to be hanged for loyalty than be rewarded for betrayal"