Russia needs order, it needs strict laws, and there cannot be any arrogance or disobedience. I regard a person's life as a service in the army because everyone is serving in the army. The revolution has reached the doorstep of Russia, but I swear, as long as I have a breath left, I will never let it come in.
——Tsar Nicholas I, the fifteenth Tsar of the Romanov Dynasty, the eleventh Emperor of the Russian Empire
Every respectable person is willing and acknowledges the necessity for the government to establish a highly vigilant police organization to maintain public security and prevent crime. The old police department only oppressed common folks, alienating the Tsar from the people's closeness, while the new security police organization will provide a sense of safety to honest and kind nationals.
——Count Alexander Hristoforovich Benkendorf, General of the Army of the Russian Empire, first director of the Imperial Office Third Bureau
Poland, a girl, and... Liverpool.
