Alexander Lebedev Quotes

#1. I never planned to be rich, frankly speaking. I was more interested in being free, and doing things. And money helps. But otherwise I was never that interested in it.

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#2. I don't believe in democracy by bayonet.

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#3. I am not aspiring to be a senior bureaucrat. It would limit my freedom.

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#4. It seems to be in fashion among Russian politicians to blame Berezovsky for everything. Soon they'll be holding him responsible for global warming, earthquakes and tsunamis.

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#5. Politkovskaya was a known critic of the administration. For this reason, one cannot rule out the possibility that someone would want to blame the government for the murder.

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#6. I am probably the biggest equity investor in the history of modern Russia.

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#7. Newspapers are a centre of public culture. We can't give in to extortion.

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#8. Facts are important to me, not emotions. I would caution against speculation.

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#9. Owning a newspaper does not confer immunity.

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#10. It is not polite for a Russian to interfere in British politics.

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