Belarus Superpower Quotes by Alexander Lukashenko

You should not be misled about the so-called single opposition candidate. There are so many of them now that you will lack the fingers…

— Alexander Lukashenko

From my point of view, this is the best time of the year. I don't love heat. I'm a winter guy.

— Alexander Lukashenko

As president, I'm not supposed to play games or show my hand, because there's a lot going on behind the scenes that you don't…

— Alexander Lukashenko

The history of Germany is a mold for the history of Belarus.

— Alexander Lukashenko

Americans want to democratise us. OK, but why not go and democratise Saudi Arabia. Are we anything like Saudi Arabia? No, we are far…

— Alexander Lukashenko

Dictators don't come from elections.

— Alexander Lukashenko

My position and the state will never allow me to become a dictator, but an authoritarian style of rule is characteristic of me, and…

— Alexander Lukashenko

A thug only understands you when you speak his language

— Alexander Lukashenko

There are some people bent on blowing up the situation in the country. I call them the fifth column. They are not an opposition.…

— Alexander Lukashenko

If you give me carte blanche for any destruction and any revolutionary transformations, if that is what you want, then for God's sake, we…

— Alexander Lukashenko

We do not need an imported system for falsifying elections! We will create our own, one run by the state!

— Alexander Lukashenko

If we put people to work and they are busy, we will have less crime.

— Alexander Lukashenko

Who can guarantee that he [Alexander Milinkevich, a Belarussian opposition presidential candidate] is the most promising candidate capable of competing with the incumbent president?

— Alexander Lukashenko

We will never have Russian-style privatization.

— Alexander Lukashenko

I have only you, the people of Belarus, and I will serve to the last of my days.

— Alexander Lukashenko