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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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" 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. "

Vladimir Putin

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Own

People

" Construction of the first gas pipeline system was started during the 1960s, at the height of the Cold War, and for all those years, from the 1960s until this day, Russia has been fulfilling its contract obligations in a very consistent and reliable way, regardless of the political situation. "

" We're no longer in the Cold War. Eavesdropping on friends is unacceptable. "

" I have a very positive attitude to anyone who is protecting the environment, but it's inadmissible when people are using it as a means of promoting themselves, using it as a source of self-enrichment. I don't want to name any specific examples... but often, environmentalism is used to blackmail companies. "

" 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? "

" Where in the world have you seen construction people who do everything on time, with good quality and at minimal prices? Just give me one country like that. A country like that doesn't exist in the world, you know. There's not one such country anywhere in the world. "

" The Chechnya problem is a centuries-old problem. The thing is that today, fundamentalists and terrorists are exploiting those centuries-old problems to accomplish their own objectives that have nothing to do whatsoever with the interests of Chechnya. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Why does the world dislike Russia? I do not think that we are unloved or considered to be ignorant. "

" Between major countries, there certainly always are some common ground and points of tension. "

" Russia needs a strong state power and must have it. But I am not calling for totalitarianism. "

Vladimir Putin

Calling

I Am

" I love the Russian classics very much, the Russian classical literature. But I also read modern literature. As far as Russian literature is concerned, I am very fond of Tolstoy and Chekhov, and I also enjoy reading Gogol very much. "

" The transfer of power is always a test of the constitutional system, a test of its strength. "

" Political activities in Russia should be as transparent as possible. Financing political activities from abroad is something the state should keep an eye on. "

" It is extremely dangerous to encourage people to see themselves as exceptional, whatever the motivation. "

" Our society, including the liberals, must understand that there must be order. "

" Nobody should have any illusion about the possibility of gaining military superiority over Russia. We will never allow this to happen. "

" The United States and Russian security services regularly exchange information. "

" Cromwell is just as much of a bloody dictator as was Stalin. "

" It's a historical phenomenon that in 250 years, a nation could move from a colony into the most prosperous nation of the world and the leader of the world. It is indeed an achievement, a tribute to the talent of the American nation, the American people and an optimal political and economic system. "

" We don't need a weakened government but a strong government that would take responsibility for the rights of the individual and care for the society as a whole. "

" Politics should not interfere with sports. And sports should impact politics. "

" Any people has a right to self-determination, and now in Europe the process of diluting national sovereignty in the framework of a united Europe is more accepted. "

Vladimir Putin

Process

Now

" Some experts believe that somebody is deceiving WikiLeaks, that its reputation is being undermined in order for it to be used for political purposes. "

" My notion of the KGB came from romantic spy stories. I was a pure and utterly successful product of Soviet patriotic education. "

" 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. "

" The Russian parliament has condemned the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. "

" I'm eternally grateful to fate and the citizens of Russia that they've trusted me to be the head of the Russian government. "