Madeleine Albright: “You cannot impose democracy. That is an oxymoron.”

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.

I think he wanted the right thing for America, I think he was a genuine patriot.

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.

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