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" In some of the states in the U.S., homosexuality remains a felony. "
Vladimir Putin
Felony
Some
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" I am not prejudiced in any way. "
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" 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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" In line with international law, only the U.N. Security Council could sanction the use of force against a sovereign state. Any other pretext or method which might be used to justify the use of force against an independent sovereign state are inadmissible and can only be interpreted as an aggression. "
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" In 1995, Russia virtually gave Chechnya de facto statehood and independence even though, de jure, it didn't recognize Chechnya as an independent state. And I would like to emphasize strongly that Russia withdrew all of its troops, we moved the prosecutors, we moved all the police, dismantled all the courts, completely, 100 percent. "
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" The United Nations' founders understood that decisions affecting war and peace should happen only by consensus, and with America's consent, the veto by Security Council permanent members was enshrined in the United Nations Charter. The profound wisdom of this has underpinned the stability of international relations for decades. "
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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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" To pay more is the easy way. In fact, the solution possibilities to the problem are many. "
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" Iraq is a small but very proud nation. "
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Nation
Proud
Very
" We're no longer in the Cold War. Eavesdropping on friends is unacceptable. "
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War
Cold
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" The Russian people have their own cultural code, their own tradition. "
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People
Code
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" I believe that the presidential term should be limited. "
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I Believe That
Term
" There are both things in international law: the principle of territorial integrity and right to self-determination. "
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Right
Things
" Few people understand the magnitude of the catastrophe that happened late in the 1980s when the Communist Party had failed to modernize the Soviet Union. "
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People
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" Thieves must sit in prison. "
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Sit
Thieves
" China is a great country with a great culture, populated by fascinating, industrious and talented people. "
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Culture
Country
China
" As far as oligarchs who acquire sports team abroad, and invest money abroad, I wouldn't treat this phenomenon as something bad. "
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Far
Money
" Russia needs a strong state power and must have it. But I am not calling for totalitarianism. "
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Calling
Am
I Am
" Russia is a part of European culture. Therefore, it is with difficulty that I imagine NATO as an enemy. "
Vladimir Putin
Enemy
Russia
NATO
" 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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Democracy
Standards
Own
" The whole world recognizes Russia's cultural achievements. It is impossible to imagine the world culture without Russian culture, without our music and literature. "
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Music
Impossible
Our
" 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. "
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Achievement
Leader
People
" My notion of the KGB came from romantic spy stories. I was a pure and utterly successful product of Soviet patriotic education. "
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Romantic
Education
Product
" President Obama hasn't been elected by the American people in order to be pleasant to Russia. "
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" You can swim any way you like in the Dead Sea, actually. "
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Sea
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" Spying has always gone on since ancient times. "
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Since
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" 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. "
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Now
" U.S. society doesn't want to play the role of international policeman. "
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" I swim almost every day, a thousand meters. "
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" The path towards a free society has not been simple. There are tragic and glorious pages in our history. "
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Free
History