Quotes from Alexander Lukashenko

Dictators don't come from elections.

We will never have Russian-style privatization.

American democracy has two faces.

Innovations, IT technologies, privatisation - it is all clear. We've conquered all of them. But everything is, very simply, one should get undressed and work.

I have never moved away from my promises to people.

Americans want to democratise us. OK, but why not go and democratise Saudi Arabia. Are we anything like Saudi Arabia? No, we are far from that. So why aren't they democratising Saudi Arabia? Because they are bastards, but they are their bastards.

Belarus will become the first government in the world that opens wide opportunities for the use of blockchain technology.

I understand reform to mean the perfection of what previous generations have already done. I'm not an advocate of destroying, 'kroshat,' and then selling like they do in Russia. That's how we can prevent the wild corruption in our state like they have in the other post-Soviet states.

I ask myself what is a dictator? I don't understand. It is some kind of terrible person, a bad person. But I am not frightening. I am not a bad person at all.

No matter who comes to Belarusian land, I will fight. Even if it is Putin.

Who is against human rights in Belarus today? Of course, no one should view human rights as the right to smash shop windows or stir up unrest in the streets.

The history of Germany is a mold for the history of Belarus.

It's better to be a dictator than gay.

I have always believed that genuine democracy is fairness.

It took centuries to form the German order.

From my point of view, this is the best time of the year. I don't love heat. I'm a winter guy.

You know that in the Eurasian space, Russia is the central state, the most powerful state. But to become an empire, a member of some empire, a province in this empire - you know, we're probably not ready for that yet, neither in Kazakhstan nor in Belarus.

For the sake of calm in the country, I am ready to sacrifice my own sanity.

There are some people bent on blowing up the situation in the country. I call them the fifth column. They are not an opposition. They want to stage a rebellion in the country. Their dream is to topple the government and overthrow the president.

I tried to be honest and fair, helped the talented and those in need.

The basis of my politics is, first of all, fairness and honesty.

There are dictators a bit worse than me, no? I'm the lesser evil already.

The Belarussian people trust their army and are confident in the reliability of the national security system.

We have fulfilled all our agreements and all the conditions set by the IMF better than any other state.