Information is a basic human right and the fundamental foundation for the formation of democratic institutions.

I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities.

We know it well that none of us acting alone can achieve success.

You know, you can only lead them from behind.

At the meeting I argued that the state had given us no alternative to violence. I said it was wrong and immoral to subject our people to armed attacks by the state without offering them some kind of alternative. I mentioned again that people on their own had taken up arms. Violence would begin whether we initiated it or not. Would it not be better to guide this violence ourselves, according to principles where we saved lives by attacking symbols of oppression, and not people? If we did not take the lead now, I said, we would soon be latecomers and followers to a movement we did not control.

We recall the joy and excitement of a nation that had found itself, the collective relief that we had stepped out of our restrictive past, and the expectant air of walking into a brighter future.

Why is the United States behaving so arrogantly? All that (Mr. Bush) wants is Iraqi oil.