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" I would like to draw your attention to the fact that in Russia, unlike in one third of the world's countries, being gay is not a crime. "
Vladimir Putin
Gay
World
Russia
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" Russia does not and cannot have any political choice but democracy. I want to say, and even stress, that we share those universal democratic principles taken around the whole world. "
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" I am convinced that the norm in Russia should become a family with three children. "
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" In almost any country, probably in Russia in particular, it's fashionable to criticise people in power. If you come out in support of someone like me, you're going to be accused of trying to ingratiate yourself. "
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" The Russian people have their own cultural code, their own tradition. "
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" At a certain point, we saw the police cracking down on the Occupy Wall Street activists. I won't call the actions of police appropriate or inappropriate. "
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Street
" Despite all the achievements of civilisation, the human being is still one of the most vulnerable creatures on earth. "
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Earth
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" Sometimes it is necessary to be lonely in order to prove that you are right. "
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" The United States and Russian security services regularly exchange information. "
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" It is necessary to suppress any extremist actions, on all sides, regardless of their origin. "
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" Thieves must sit in prison. "
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" 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. "
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Own
" Russia is opposed to the proliferation of mass destruction weapons, including nuclear weapons, and in this context we call upon our Iranian friends to abandon the uranium enrichment programme. "
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Russia
Friends
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" 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. "
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Will
Need
" The Russian people have unilaterally made their choice in direction of democracy in the early '90s. They will not be led astray. Nobody should be having any doubts. "
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Direction
People
" We shall fight against them, throw them in prisons and destroy them. "
Vladimir Putin
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Against
Destroy
" The task of the government is not only to pour honey into a cup, but sometimes to give bitter medicine. "
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Medicine
Sometimes
Government
" McCain fought in Vietnam - I think that he has enough civilian blood on his hands. "
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He
Vietnam
Think
" Radicals can be found in any environment. "
Vladimir Putin
Found
Any
Environment
" The more intermediaries there are, the more problems there are. "
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More
Problems
" One can truly enjoy his or her life only while experiencing it, and it is inevitably related to a certain level of risk. "
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Risk
Enjoy
Her
" Economic activity is moving from the Atlantic ocean to the Pacific ocean... Russia has a certain natural advantage because it also borders the Pacific Ocean. "
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Economic
Russia
Natural
" Back in the mid-18th century, in 1745-1747, Ossetia was the first to become part of the Russian Empire. At that time, it was a united entity; North and South Ossetia were one state. "
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Become
North
" I see that not everyone in the West has understood that the Soviet Union has disappeared from the political map of the world and that a new country has emerged with new humanist and ideological principles at the foundation of its existence. "
Vladimir Putin
Principles
World
Foundation
" U.S. society doesn't want to play the role of international policeman. "
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Want
Society
Play
" I would prefer to abandon the terminology of the past. 'Superpower' is something which we used during the cold war time. Why use it now? "
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Past
Now
Time
" I'm sure corruption in Chechnya is minimal. "
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" Our aims are absolutely clear: They are a high living standard in the country and a secure, free and comfortable life. "
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Life
" President Obama hasn't been elected by the American people in order to be pleasant to Russia. "
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American
President
" You need to put drones under control; you need to lay out certain rules of engagement in order to prevent or minimize collateral casualties. It is extremely important. "
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Need
You
" Stalin is the most popular figure in all of Russia. "
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Most
Stalin