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Vladimir Putin

History proves that all dictatorships, all authoritarian forms of government are transient. Only democratic systems are not transient. Whatever the shortcomings, mankind has not devised anything superior.

Vladimir Putin

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Putin is saying that governments based on dictatorship or strict control do not last long, while democracies tend to endure over time. He acknowledges that democracy has flaws but believes it remains the best system humans have created.

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