It is not a sacrifice, it's a choice. If you choose to do something, then you shouldn't say it's a sacrifice, because nobody forced you to do it

All repressive laws must be revoked, and laws introduced to protect the rights of the people.

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.

My top priority is for people to understand that they have the power to change things themselves.

I don't think you can work on feelings in politics, apart from anything else, political change can come very unexpectedly, sometimes overnight when you least expect it.

I was surprised by the response of young people because there is a perception that those younger than the 1988 generation are not interested in politics.

While it is undeniable that many have been driven to immorality and crime by the need to survive, it is equally evident that the possession of a significant surplus of material goods has never been a guarantee against covetousness, rapacity and the infinite variety of vice and pain which spring from such passions. Indeed, it could be argued that the unrelenting compulsion of those who already have much to acquire even more has generated greater injustice, immorality and wretchedness than the cumulative effect of the struggles of the severely underprivileged to better their lot.