Controversial Quote by Vladimir Putin

It is totally unacceptable for a government to interfere in the internal affairs of another government and send aid, money, and weapons, to the…

— Shirin Ebadi

During the Cold War era, the issue was the containment of Soviet influence, and we tolerated many an authoritarian regime as long as they…

— Zalmay Khalilzad

I'm not a communist, a socialist or a radical. But these issues have to be addressed.

— Edward Snowden

Judged by every standard which history has applied to Governments, the Soviet Government of Russia is one of the worst tyrannies that has ever…

— Winston Churchill

These are issues we've been grappling with since the Constitution was written: how you hold your government to account for its words and deeds.…

— Valerie Plame

I think we're not looking sufficiently at what is happening at the grassroots in the country. We have not emphasized sufficiently the cultural revolution…

— Grace Lee Boggs

It's important to show that, while authorizing the demonstrations and promoting diversity of opinion, the Republic can't allow itself to be undermined from within.

— Jean-Pierre Raffarin

Respecting the sovereignty means preventing coups, unconstitutional actions and illegitimate overthrowing of the legitimate government. All these things should be totally prevented.

— Vladimir Putin

In fact, it is often times a detriment for the Government to preemptively legislate on an issue before we can either define it or…

— Steve Buyer

Foreign policy - dealing as it does with the most charged political subjects of all, the safety and dignity of the nation - will…

— Robert Dallek

In any country, if you don't have countervailing institutions, the power of any one president is problematic for democratic development.

— Condoleezza Rice

Western media present events in Russia in a thoroughly negative light. Yes, we have problems, and these need to be covered. But the fact…

— Gennady Timchenko