The Orange Revolution in Ukraine is a good example of how people, who are robbed of their right to vote, can protest and put an end to dictatorship.

I was brought up to believe that human beings are good, which is why it shocks me to the core when I see human beings behaving badly.

Clearly it's not easy for woman in modern society, no matter where we live. We still have to go extra mile to prove that we are equal to men. We have to work longer hours and make more sacrifices. And we must emotionally protect ourselves from unfair, often vicious attacks made on us.

I dream ...of a world where we can commit our social resources to the development of human life and not to its destruction

To make peace, one must be an uncompromising leader. To make peace, one must also embody compromise.

Given the right to a free ballot, the people would support my return.

Democracy needs support and the best support for democracy comes from other democracies. Democratic nations should come together in an association designed to help each other and promote what is a universal value - democracy.