In Asia, the nation state still is extremely vital, and of course, then in Africa, a whole new pattern is emerging because the states in Africa reflected the preferences of the colonial powers when they were established.

Whenever a new president comes in, people that are used to the previous president wonder if he has the same capacity.

I don't read books, I write them.

Most high officials leave office with the perceptions and insights with which they entered.

We are not just any nation.

It is not often that nations learn from the past,even rarer that they draw the correct conclusions from it.

The public life of every political figure is a continual struggle to rescue an element of choice from the pressure of circumstance.