Europe and America should judge Georgia's leadership on the basis of their actions, not just their words and promises. Otherwise Saakashvili will transform Georgia into a dictatorship.

Any private security is a joke in a country where youre up against your own government.

I would like to become the prime minister, do the job for two years, and then leave and devote myself to public work.

I had to choose: Either leave the country, where it's become dangerous for me, or go on the offensive.

This is my philosophy: I prefer to stay out of the public eye. I love freedom.

Since the whole village was poor, we didnt realize our own poverty. I was happy.

I decided to go into politics because of our Soviet-style government.