“Long before it was known to me as a place where my ancestry was even remotely involved, the idea of a state… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
Love for one's motherland is one of the most powerful and uplifting feelings. It manifested itself in full in the brotherly support… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Well, we have got to understand, for example, Russia is an orthodox Christian nation. So is Ukraine. That happened in 988 in… — Marvin Kalb Copy Share Image
[Vladimir] Putin intended to provide for a broad safety corridor [for the Olympic Games]. That's why Abkhazia was a more important and… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
I'm very pleased this military engagement together with a political road map that we developed, we were able to continue. We want… — Angela Merkel Copy Share Image
I asked [my father] what there was to make doctoring more disgusting than nursing, which women were always doing, and which ladies… — Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Copy Share Image
I'll tell what reckless is. What reckless is is calling [Bashar] Assad a reformer. What reckless is allowing Russia to come into… — Chris Christie Copy Share Image
They are constantly trying to drive us into a corner because we have an independent position, because we maintain it and because… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
To go into Ukraine and to take over, to invade Crimea, is a huge step. And [Russian President Vladimir Putin] would only… — Charles Krauthammer Copy Share Image
The most successful of the Tartar princes assumed the military command, to which he was entitled by the superiority either of merit… — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
Russia had to take the necessary measures in order to prevent the situation in Crimea unfolding the way it is now unfolding… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
I would like to assure you that there is no organization or any sort of repression against people who don’t agree with… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
In the referendum - which was still decided to take place by the Crimea's old parliament - the majority of citizens voted… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Napoleon once said that justice is the incarnation of God on Earth. I'm telling you: the reunification of Crimea and Russia is… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Today, it is imperative to end this hysteria, to refute the rhetoric of the Cold War and to accept the obvious fact:… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
I think Putin wants to recreate as much of the Soviet Union as he can through a variety of different means. He's… — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
In France it was Joan of Arc; in the Crimea it was Florence Nightingale; in the deep south there was Rosa Parks;… — Larry Gatlin Copy Share Image
I believe that the Europeans, first and foremost, the Germans, will also understand me. Let me remind you that in the course… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
The people of Crimea, from what I've heard, would rather be with Russia than where they were. — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
The sanctions and travel restrictions would have to be far more comprehensive to be truly painful for [Vladimir] Putin and his inner… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
They act as they please: here and there, they use force against sovereign states, building coalitions based on the principle 'If you… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Why does the U.S. care which flag will be hoisted on a small piece of land thousands of miles away? — Ron Paul Copy Share Image
Some Western politicians are already threatening us with not just sanctions, but also the prospect of increasingly serious problems on the domestic… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image