Never, never and never again shall it be that this beautiful land will again experience the oppression of one by another.

But the human body has an enormous capacity for adjusting to trying circumstances. I have found that one can bear the unbearable if one can keep one's spirits strong even when one's body is being tested. Strong convictions are the secret of surviving deprivation; your spirit can be full even when your stomach is empty.

If you make one gift this year, make it the gift of knowledge.

There's one place where (Fidel Castro’s) Cuba stands out head and shoulders above the rest – that is in its love for human rights and liberty!

We can build a society grounded on friendship and our common humanity - a society founded on tolerance. That is the only road open to us.

The authorities liked to say that we received a balanced diet; it was indeed balanced - between the unpalatable and the inedible.

To go to prison because of your convictions and be prepared to suffer for what you believe in, is something worthwhile. It is an achievement for a man to do his duty on earth irrespective of the consequences.