By ancestry, I was born to rule.

There is a universal respect and even admiration for those who are humble and simple by nature, and who have absolute confidence in all human beings irrespective of their social status.

It is time for the next generations to continue our struggle against social injustice and for the rights of humanity. It is in your hands.

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

Fools multiply when wise men are silent.

As the years progress one increasingly realises the importance of friendship and human solidarity. And if a 90-year-old may offer some unsolicited advice on this occasion, it would be that you, irrespective of your age, should place human solidarity, the concern for the other, at the centre of the values by which you live.

Our society needs to re-establish a culture of caring.