Peace as a goal is an ideal which will not be contested by any government or nation, not even the most belligerent.

I think by now I have made it fairly clear that I am not very happy with the word hope. I don't believe in people just hoping.

If you give in to intimidation, you'll go on being intimidated

For me, 'revolution' simply means radical change.

I wish people wouldn't think of me as a saint - unless they agree with the definition of a saint that a saint's a sinner who goes on trying.

Once serious political dialogue has begun, the international community can assume that we have achieved genuine progress along the road to real democratisation.

It is often in the name of cultural integrity as well as social stability and national security that democratic reforms based on human rights are resisted by authoritarian governments.