Global Stage : Quotes of 2023 ::::: "Whoever does not miss the Soviet Union has no heart...." : Vladimir Putin

"In Israel, I saw a people who are strong, determined, resilient, and also angry, in shock, and in deep, deep pain....Like so many other, I am heartbroken by the tragic loss of Palestinian life, including the explosion at a hospital in Gaza — which was not done by the Israelis," -- Joe Biden, US President  

"The terrorist group Hamas unleashed pure, unadulterated evil in the world.  But sadly, the Jewish people know, perhaps better than anyone, that there is no limit to the depravity of people when they want to inflict pain on others". - Biden

"The argument that Hitler became a radical antisemite because he found that when he used radical antisemitic talking points in the beer halls of Munich he got thunderous applause.

That response led him to do more and more of it. At a certain point, whether he believed it or not, it got Hitler to where he wanted to go. Eventually, he started believing his own rhetoric." - (Times of Israel) 

“Whoever does not miss the Soviet Union has no heart. Whoever wants it back has no brain.”
― Vladimir Putin

“To forgive the terrorists is up to God, but to send them there is up to me.”
― Vladimir Putin

"Modernization began in the West, and even after more than 300 years of industrialization, the success rate of modernization for non-Western countries remains low.....Chinese modernization itself has global significance because only by achieving Chinese modernization can a new path for modernization be created for non-Western countries," - article in 'Global Times' 

"Donald Trump is disqualified from state's ballot given the allegations that Trump engaged in an insurrection on Jan 6, 2021, legally injects more uncertainty into next year's presidential election and further unfolding the rottenness of US politics." - Global Times