I always defended my father, as a child, and I think I'm still defending him - his policies at least. Oh, he wasn't at all a politician, in no sense of the word. He was sustained in his work only by a blind faith in India - he was preoccupied in such an obsessive way by the future of India. We understood each other.

The International Control Commission isn't doing anything, it's never done anything. What good does it do to be on it or not? Before opening the embassy in Hanoi, I gave it a lot of thought, but it wasn't really a painful decision. American policy in Vietnam is what it is, in Saigon the situation is anything but normal, and I'm happy to have done what I did.

In all societies that have applied a form of socialism, a certain degree of social economic equality has been achieved.

The purpose of life is to believe, to hope, and to strive.

I think one should do what seems right. And if what seems right involves danger...well, one must risk the danger.

As a nation, I believe we've acquired faith in ourselves.

Ability is not always gauged by examination.