Democracy Quote by Richard M. Nixon

“I wouldn't want to be a Russian leader. You'd never know when you were being taped.”

— Richard Nixon

I would love to be able to get along with Russia. Now, you've had a lot of presidents that haven't taken that tack. Look…

— Donald Trump

I mean, I'm a political figure in Russia for more than 10 years... This is how people in Russia know me.

— Ksenia Sobchak

I think I'd be able to get along with Vladimir Putin.

— Donald Trump

Any president we choose becomes a czar in Russia. I don't want czars anymore. I don't want to be a czar myself. I want…

— Ksenia Sobchak

If I still lived in Russia, I'd be dead... or a really effective oligarch.

— Gary Shteyngart

I've stood up to Russia. I've taken on Putin and others, and I would do that as president.

— Hillary Clinton

I would not want to live in a country that would have me as a leader in any sort of political bent.

— Tom Hanks

I'm glad I'm not Brezhnev. Being the Russian leader in the Kremlin. You never know if someone's tape recording what you say.

— Richard M. Nixon

I would prefer not to be involved in party politics.

— George Soros

It is not what your supporters, friends or your political adversaries call you that matters. What is important is what you think you must…

— Vladimir Putin

It would be easier to fight the Russian army, and it would give me great satisfaction, but I have a responsibility to my people

— Aslan Maskhadov