The genius writer was correct. In obtaining freedom, man suddenly understands that he has shouldered a heavy burden, because freedom involves responsibility. A person must make decisions himself and himself answer for them.

I look at Obama, a young man, a good-looking person. That is my first impression, I feel sorry for him. He looks 100 percent like Lukashenko, when I came to power after the breakup of the Soviet Union

Look outside the window. Do you see the fence outside the palace? Do you see any guards? This is a country where everyone is safe.

My position and the state will never allow me to become a dictator, but an authoritarian style of rule is characteristic of me, and I have always admitted it. You need to control the country, and the main thing is not to ruin people's lives.

A thug only understands you when you speak his language

Whoever was shouting about dictatorship there... when I heard that, I thought: it's better to be a dictator than gay.

You need to control the country, and the main thing is not to ruin people's lives.