Vladimir Putin Quotes
Some are addicted to cigarettes, some, God forbid, to drugs, and some become addicted to money. They say that the worst addiction is to power. I have never felt that. I have never been addicted to anything
Putin, Vladimir. "Interview to TASS news agency." President of Russia, 24 Nov. 2014.
Caro had studied political power and had written “The Power Brokers.”
Henry Ford had an absolute phobia about tobacco. Although the terrible carcinogenic effect of smoking was not known at the time, Ford was convinced that cigarettes deteriorated the brain and turned people into criminals. He banned smoking in all Ford plants and offices. This is a good example of doing the right thing for the wrong reason.
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who is serving as the current president of Russia since 2012, previously being in the office from 1999 until 2008. He was also prime minister from 1999 to 2000 and again from 2008 to 2012. As of 2021, Putin is the second-longest serving European president, after Alexander Lukashenko.