People need security of the mind. Why do they want democracy? Because it can give them freedom and security in a balanced way.

Fires of suffering and strife are raging around the world.

For me, 'revolution' simply means radical change.

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

You have a great many things to do when you are under house arrest. On the one hand, it is more comfortable than sitting in prison; on the other hand, you have to look after a household, which is strenuous under such circumstances.

The value systems of those with access to power and of those far removed from such access cannot be the same. The viewpoint of the privileged is unlike that of the underprivileged.

Human rights must be protected by the rule of law, and there can never be occasions where human rights can be neglected or ignored or the rule of law set aside.