Vladimir Putin — "I don't have enemies. I have opponents."

"We must seek support in the moral values that have ensured the progress of our civilization."

"It's better to be hanged for loyalty than be rewarded for betrayal."

"The collapse of the Soviet Union was the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the 20th century."

"If you want to become a terrorist, we’ll help you. Just go to the toilet and do it there."

"If we want to survive as an ethnic group – well, or as ethnic groups inhabiting Russia – there must be at least two children. And in order to expand and develop, you need at least three children."