Building democracy as an imposition from abroad is a form of imperialism.

The sole and basic source of our strength is the solidarity of workers, peasants and the intelligentsia, the solidarity of the nation, the solidarity of people who seek to live in dignity, truth, and in harmony with their conscience.

What until then seemed impossible to achieve has become a fact of life. We have won the right to association in trade unions independent from the authorities, founded and shaped by the working people themselves.

We must be courageous but also reasonable. The world admires us for walking a tightrope without falling off. It asks us to keep our balance.

I hope to work harder than ever to help people around the world.

If there were fish in the lake, fishing would make no sense.

Our national history has so often filled us with bitterness and the feeling of helplessness.