Madeleine Albright: “Imposing democracy is an oxymoron. What we can do is to help promote democracy and provide the nuts and bolts training.”

I don't think it's a western concept that we're too pushy about. I don't believe you can ever be too pushy about democracy.

Corruption is the cancer of democracy, and I think it is something that has to be worked on very actively.

I have not found that being a woman is a handicap. In fact, I have found it a terrific gender to be.

Like other authoritarians, he equates his well-being with that of the nation, opposition with treason. Because he believes that the U.S. dominates its own region by force, he thinks Russia has the same right.