If you want democracy, you have got to be prepared to accept the responsibilities of democracy. The people have to take part. They have to understand that they have the power to move things, and they must really commit themselves to change if they want it.

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

If you're feeling helpless, help someone.

I think, if you have enough inner resources, then you can live in isolation for long periods of time and not feel diminished by it.

After I was released, people used to keep asking me, 'what's it like to be free? And it was very difficult for me to answer. I'd always felt free. As far as my state of mind was concerned, I didn't feel any different...People ask me about what sacrifices I've made. I always answer: I've made no sacrifices, I've made choices.

I do protect human rights, and I hope I shall always be looked up as a champion of human rights.

Where there is no justice there can be no secure peace.