I went as an observer, not a participant, for I do not think that I ever spoke. I wanted to understand the issues under discussion, evaluate the arguments, see the calibre of the men involved.

You will achieve more in this world through acts of mercy than you will through acts of retribution.

My son has died of AIDS.

A government which uses force to maintain its rule teaches the oppressed to use force to oppose it.

In some ways, it is easier to be a dissident, for then one is without responsibility.

Our march to freedom is irreversible. We must not allow fear to stand in our way.

Times change, we need to change as well.