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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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" 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. "

" I am convinced that the norm in Russia should become a family with three children. "

" As far as oligarchs who acquire sports team abroad, and invest money abroad, I wouldn't treat this phenomenon as something bad. "

" 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. "

" No one should be allowed to violently trample on the law. "

" Nobody and nothing will stop Russia on the road to strengthening democracy and ensuring human rights and freedoms. "

" A considerable share of the world's population still cannot afford comfortable housing, education and quality health care. "

" We should not just consume hydrocarbon fuel but use it to develop nuclear energy, hydro power and renewable energy sources. "

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

" It is wrong to make anyone into an enemy; it is wrong to scare the people of one's own country with that enemy and try to rally some allies on that basis. "

" Russia will not soon become, if it ever becomes, a second copy of the United States or England - where liberal value have deep historic roots. "

" 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. "

" 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 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. "

" It is necessary to suppress any extremist actions, on all sides, regardless of their origin. "

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

" I think we should not control the Internet. "

" The ability to compromise is not a diplomatic politeness toward a partner but rather taking into account and respecting your partner's legitimate interests. "

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

" The Declaration on Strategic Partnership between India and Russia signed in October 2000 became a truly historic step. The developments in the first decade of the 21 century confirmed that it was a particularly significant and timely step. "

" My parents told me that children were taken from their families in 1941, and my mother had a child taken from her - with the goal of saving him. "

" In the modern world, those who are weak will get unambiguous advice from foreign visitors which way to go and what policy course to pursue. "

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" It's alarming that military intervention in internal conflicts in foreign countries has become commonplace for the United States. "

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

" Despite all the achievements of civilisation, the human being is still one of the most vulnerable creatures on earth. "

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

" In some of the states in the U.S., homosexuality remains a felony. "

" Russia is a part of European culture. Therefore, it is with difficulty that I imagine NATO as an enemy. "

" We are all different, but when we ask for the Lord's blessings, we must not forget that God created us equal. "