I am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying.

There are many people who feel that it is useless and futile to continue talking about peace and non-violence against a government whose only reply is savage attacks on an unarmed and defenceless people.

The death sentence is a barbaric act . . . It is a reflection of the animal instinct still in human beings.

I will use the rest of my life to help the poor overcome the problems confronting them - poverty is the greatest challenge facing humanity. That is why I build schools; I want to free people from poverty and illiteracy.

We have introduced a rule of law into many sections of our public life.

For a revolution is not just a question of pulling a trigger; its purpose is to create a fair just society

Freedom alone is not enough without light to read at night, without time or access to water to irrigate your farm, without the ability to catch fish to feed your family.