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

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" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" The point of conservatism is not that it prevents movement forward and upward, but that it prevents movement backward and downward, into chaotic darkness and a return to a primitive state. "

" No references to the need to fight terror can be an argument for restricting human rights. "

" Russia and China are very natural partners. We are neighbors with an immense common border. "

" In accordance with the Constitution of the Russian Federation, the issues of foreign policy and defense are fully in the hands of the president. "

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

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

" 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. "

" If there are people who act outside the law, then the state must use legal means to impose law in the interests of majority. That's the way it's done in the U.S., and that's the way it's done in Russia. "

" 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. "

" The task of the government is not only to pour honey into a cup, but sometimes to give bitter medicine. "

" China has created very good investment tools, including an entire network of very large funds. The Russian Private Investment Fund works with some of those funds, with China's largest investment funds. "

" Millions around the world increasingly see America not as a model of democracy but as relying solely on brute force, cobbling coalitions together under the slogan, 'You're either with us or against us.' "

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

" All attempts to appease the Nazis between 1934 and 1939 through various agreements and pacts were morally unacceptable and politically senseless, harmful and dangerous. "

" Stalinism is linked with a cult of personality and massive violations of the law, with repression and camps. There is nothing like that in Russia and, I hope, will never again be. "

" President Obama hasn't been elected by the American people in order to be pleasant to Russia. "

" For Russia, there is not and there may not be another political option but democracy. However, Russian democracy is... not at all the realization of standards imposed on us from outside. "

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

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

" Sometimes it is necessary to be lonely in order to prove that you are right. "

" Everything will probably never be OK. But we have to try for it. "

" The Russian people have their own cultural code, their own tradition. "

" Journalism, as concerns collecting information, differs little if at all from intelligence work. In my judgment, a journalist's job is very interesting. "

" 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. "

" If we speak calmly, in a businesslike fashion, let me draw your attention to the fact that Russia supplies arms to the legitimate government of Syria in full compliance with the norms of international law. We are not breaching any rules and norms. "

" My English is very bad. "