I want to separate sin from crime. You may have to ask forgiveness for your sins from God, but not from the Minister of Justice. There's no place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation.

The essential ingredient of politics is timing.

I believe a constitution can permit the co-existence of several cultures and ethnic groups with a single state.

I think that as the guardian of justice elected by the people it's our duty to use whatever forms of force, police, army, to make sure that at least the freedom of choice is preserved.

The politicians, who once stated that war was too complex to be left to the generals, now act as though peace were too complex to be left to themselves.

Who is it that said that 'you have not converted a man because you have silenced him?' This is true of the use of the military on people.

I think theoretically if a man is young and healthy society should not give him a basic income. He should not be given dole. He should not be eligible for welfare. If he can work and if there is work available, he should take his choice. If he wants to be a hermit or beggar, that's fine. If he wants to move with the sun and live off the land, that's fine. If he is in a society which has work for him I don't think he should theoretically be eligible for welfare.