History proves that all dictatorships, all authoritarian forms of government are transient. Only democratic systems are not transient. Whatever the shortcomings, mankind has not devised anything superior.

Quote by Vladimir Putin

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Terrorism has once again shown it is prepared deliberately to stop at nothing in creating...

Terrorism has once again shown it is prepared deliberately to stop at nothing in creating...

We shall fight against them, throw them in prisons and destroy them.

We shall fight against them, throw them in prisons and destroy them.

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

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

To pay more is the easy way. In fact, the solution possibilities to the problem...

To pay more is the easy way. In fact, the solution possibilities to the problem...

Russia is a part of European culture. Therefore, it is with difficulty that I imagine...

Russia is a part of European culture. Therefore, it is with difficulty that I imagine...

We don't need a weakened government but a strong government that would take responsibility for...

We don't need a weakened government but a strong government that would take responsibility for...

I think the American people should express their preferences, and we'll accept their choice.

I think the American people should express their preferences, and we'll accept their choice.

You must obey the law, always, not only when they grab you by your special...

You must obey the law, always, not only when they grab you by your special...

Russia will not soon become, if it ever becomes, a second copy of the United...

Russia will not soon become, if it ever becomes, a second copy of the United...

The path towards a free society has not been simple. There are tragic and glorious...

The path towards a free society has not been simple. There are tragic and glorious...

Nobody should pin their hopes on a miracle.

Nobody should pin their hopes on a miracle.

The strengthening of our statehood is, at times, deliberately interpreted as authoritarianism.

The strengthening of our statehood is, at times, deliberately interpreted as authoritarianism.

Our aims are absolutely clear: They are a high living standard in the country and...

Our aims are absolutely clear: They are a high living standard in the country and...

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

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

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

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

Anyone who doesn't regret the passing of the Soviet Union has no heart. Anyone who...

Anyone who doesn't regret the passing of the Soviet Union has no heart. Anyone who...

The democratic choice Russian people made in the early 90's is final.

The democratic choice Russian people made in the early 90's is final.