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

Adversity cleanses the lethargies of man

I hate race discrimination most intensely and in all its manifestations. I have fought it all during my life; I fight it now, and will do so until the end of my days.

Communists have always played an active role in the fight by colonial countries for their freedom, because the short-term objects of Communism would always correspond with the long-term objects of freedom movements.

Freedom can never be taken for granted. Each generation must safeguard it and extend it. Your parents and elders sacrificed much so that you should have freedom without suffering what they did. Use this precious right to ensure that the darkness of the past never returns.

There is little favorable to be said about poverty, but it was often an incubator of true friendship.

In countries where innocent people are dying, the leaders are following their blood rather than their brains.