In general people feel more relaxed about participating in politics. They aren't frightened as they used to be.

All military regimes use security as the reason why they should remain in power. It's nothing original.

The history of the world shows that peoples and societies do not have to pass through a fixed series of stages in the course of development.

I think I should be active politically. Because I look upon myself as a politician. That's not a dirty work you know. Some people think that there are something wrong with politicians. Of course, something wrong with some politicians.

Every government must consider the security of the country. That is just part of the responsibilities of any government. But true security can only come out of unity within a country where there are so many ethnic nationalities.

If the restrictions on the work of my party and on me personally are not removed in the very, very near future - that is in a matter of days - I think the United States should start thinking seriously of sanctions. This is really about as bad as it has ever been.

I think I was the healthiest prisoner of conscience in the world.