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.

If I advocate cautious optimism it is not because I do not have faith in the future but because I do not want to encourage blind faith.

There are those who argue that the concept of human rights is not applicable to all cultures. We in the National League for Democracy believe that human rights are of universal relevance. But even those who do not believe in human rights must certainly agree that the rule of law is most important. Without the rule of law there can be no peace.

It is part of the unceasing human endeavor to prove that the spirit of man can transcend the flaws of his own nature.

A revolution simply means great change, significant change, and that's how I'm defining it - great change for the better, brought about through non-violent means.

European and American companies companies do create jobs for some people but what they're mainly going to do is make an already wealthy elite wealthier, and increase its greed and strong desire to hang on to power. So immediately and in the long run, these companies - harm the democratic process a great deal.

War is not the only arena where peace is done to death.