Each generation has to stand up for democracy. It can't take anything for granted and may have to fight fundamental battles anew.

Bribing regimes to comply with requirements which they should have acknowledged in the first place is not a process that appeals to me.

There are no personal sympathies in politics.

Being democratic is not enough, a majority cannot turn what is wrong into right. In order to be considered truly free, countries must also have a deep love of liberty and an abiding respect for the rule of law.

A man may climb Everest for himself, but at the summit he plants his country's flag.

I am not a consensus politician. Im a conviction politician.

Gentlemen, if we don't cut spending we will be bankrupt. Yes, the medicine is harsh, but the patient requires it in order to live. Should we withhold the medicine? No. We are not wrong. We did not seek election and win in order to manage the decline of a great nation.