Over the years, our political system has degenerated to the extent that it's difficult for anyone to make any headway, yet keep his hands clean.

We have the hardest working people in the world, the most adaptable and the most congenial to employ.

While there's been much progress on terrorism, there's still much work to do and it is very important that the countries work together in order to address this threat together.

The military is very constitutionalist, and I have my faith in them and in the cooler heads of the people.

Now I ask you to make your sacrifice. Take a gamble. I took the plunge and I'm glad of it.

It is the civilian part of the politics that is very, very bad, and we have to change that.

I sow; my successor reaps. This is the majesty of democracy.