Alexei Navalny Quotes

Everyone says corruption is everywhere, but for me it seems strange to say that and then not try to put the people guilty of that corruption away.

Xenophobia is fairly widespread in Russia.

Without any doubt, I am striving for power.

I don't know why, but Putin has made a ritual out of humiliating Medvedev. Sometimes I even feel sorry for the prime minister.

We've grown accustomed to injustice in Russia. People are constantly being arrested unlawfully.

When men are arrested without any legal basis and for political reasons, it's merely a routine, everyday occurrence in Russia, and hardly anyone has any sympathy.

People hate politicians. And I can understand why.

I'm on the very blackest part of the black list.

People don't believe in positive changes anymore.

Politics is traditionally a male domain in Russia.

I'm only sort of a politician.

I'm concerned with protecting the legal system.

Foreign countries should impose sanctions against Putin's corrupt network.

Our political leaders often talk about Russia taking an independent path, but they like to live like people in the West.

Maybe Putin wanted to fire Medvedev , but how is he supposed to do that after my film?

No opposition politician has ever taken responsibility for his or her election failures.

Nobody wants a political prisoner, but a political emigrant is no problem.

I'm not going to appeal to violence or aggression - of course not.

Consistency for me is everything.

President Putin will run again in the 2018 election. He wants to be the czar of this new Russian empire that he is rebuilding. I think he is really obsessed with the idea.

I am not ready to back away from my views.

Putin has reversed all the liberalizing reforms carried out by his predecessor.

People aren't really afraid of my views. They are just afraid of the word 'nationalism.'

Everyone needs to understand that my work addresses existing problems, and one of the crucial problems in Russia today is corruption.

Stupidity is not a crime.

We now live in a country with a thousand political prisoners, a country where each week there are new trials, where people are put in jail because they liked something on the Internet.

Certain people have wanted to put me behind bars for a long time now. That's part of my work. If I were afraid, I couldn't do what I do.

Anyone who commits a xenophobic crime has to be brought to justice.

Life makes no sense if you have to tolerate endless lies. I will never accept this system, which is built on lies, i will not stop my fight against this junta.

I really hate the people in power. I hate them with every fiber of my being. That is what drives me in almost everything I do.

When we get a chance to take part in elections, I am ready to fight for leading positions, including in the presidential vote.