I was responsible for everything so I accept responsibility and blame but show me, comrade, one document proving that I was personally responsible for the deaths.

I'm not in any way trying to pass blame to any other person. There are reasons why I did what I did, but I'm still the one who did it, and the responsibility, no matter the reasons, is still mine.

I can not avoid my responsibility.

If any blame or fault attaches to the attempt, it is mine alone.

I, and I alone, am responsible for everything I think and feel.

Translation: I am in charge that's why I feel responsible for the police and the military.

My guilty plea and agreement to cooperate with the special counsel’s office reflect a decision I made in the best interests of my family and of our country. I accept full responsibility for my actions.

I take full responsibility for what happened. That's why the person who was responsible went immediately.

I bear the main political responsibility . . . for the fact that people trying to cross the border without authorization were shot.

I've made a decision and now I must face the consequences.

I realized I had to take responsibility for my life. My parents might be upset, they might not — I had no control over that. I could only make decisions based on my own values.

My reaction, my growth, my discipline, my love, my life is my responsibility.

I accept full responsibility for my conduct; I have a sickness, but I do not have an excuse.

I have long ago made a final and irrevocable decision. Nothing and no one, no pressure, cither from the right or from the left, will make me abandon the positions of perestroika and new thinking. I do not intend to change my views or convictions. My choice is a final one.