We've been saying Putin is a dictator for years who doesn't care about the law.
Interpretation
Putin's disregard for the law highlights his authoritarian rule.
This quote by Garry Kasparov emphasizes the long-standing perception of Vladimir Putin as a dictator who knowingly operates outside the bounds of legality. It suggests a systemic issue in governance where authoritarian leaders manipulate laws to maintain power rather than uphold justice or democratic principles.
In practice
This quote can be used in a discussion about authoritarian regimes.
There is no one that can share your responsibility. It it is your responsibility you must carry it on and you must be responsible for your actions. At the end of the day we all are being challenged, sooner or later, by our destiny. And it's up to us to make all the difference in this life. If not you, who else?
Setbacks and losses are both inevitable and essential if you're going to improve and become a good, even great, competitor. The art is in avoiding catastrophic losses in the key battles.
Botvinnik tried to take the mystery out of Chess, always relating it to situations in ordinary life. He used to call chess a typical inexact problem similar to those which people are always having to solve in everyday life.
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I think that it's a vital moment now for Russian democracy to convince people that it's only our actions, our joined actions and protests that could force Kremlin to reconsider its plans to abolish presidential elections.
I learned that fighting on the chess board could also have an impact on the political climate in the country.
Corruption, the most infallible symptom of constitutional liberty.
People see America through particular lenses, either their profession, their race or their gender. So the party that speaks to our racial perceptions and offers solutions to the racial difficulties which we face is the party that's going to be rewarded with our votes.
If people lose faith in their government, the result is the same whether or not the loss of confidence is justified.
We weren't getting a fair deal on the budget and I wasn't going to have it. There's a great strand of equity and fairness in the British people - this is our characteristic. There's not a strand of equity and fairness in Europe - they're out to get as much as they can. That's one of those enormous differences. So I tackled it on that basis.
Today we voted as Democrats and Republicans. Tomorrow we begin again as New Yorkers.
The need for peace in Northern Ireland goes well beyond political stability. It now speaks to regional Europe and even global stability.
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