Building democracy as an imposition from abroad is a form of imperialism.
Dictators and oppressors should continue to fear me because I will be here for a long time.
One could always do more, faster and cleverer, but democracy has its own rhythm.
As a nation we have the right to decide our own affairs, to mould our own future. This does not pose any danger to anybody. Our nation is fully aware of the responsibility for its own fate in the complicated situation of the contemporary world.
Words are plentiful; deeds are precious.
Irrespective of todays judgment and the price we had to pay in this generation, we were able to close an epoch of divisions, different blocs and borders, opening the way for an era of globalization.