I feel that the BBC World Service is not as versatile as it used to be - or perhaps I'm not listening at the right times.

Fear is not the natural state of civilized people.

I always say that one has no right to hope without endeavor.

I do not look upon my life as a sacrifice at all.

I do not hold to non-violence for moral reasons, but for political and practical reasons.

The people of my country want the two freedoms that spell security: freedom from want and freedom from fear.

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. We work for what we want. I always say that one has no right to hope without endeavor, so we work to try and bring about the situation that is necessary for the country, and we are confident that we will get to the negotiation table at one time or another. This is the way all such situations pan out even with the most truculent dictator.