My opinion is the greatest reward that any government could get is the approval of the people. If the people are happy and the people are at peace and the government has done something for them, that’s the greatest reward I think any government could hope for.
I was surprised by the response of young people because there is a perception that those younger than the 1988 generation are not interested in politics.
I haven’t heard any music on the BBC World Service in a long time. Maybe I’m listening at the wrong times. But not one single piece of music.
I learned to work on a computer years before I was placed under house arrest. Fortunately I had two laptops when I was under house arrest – one an Apple and one a different operating system. I was very proud of that because I know how to use both systems.
I am not unaware of the saying that more tears have been shed over wishes granted than wishes denied.
Maybe it is something to do with age, but I have become fonder of poetry than of prose.
If I was afraid of being killed, I would never speak out against the government.
We are not out to boast that there is so much percentage of growth per year. Our real concern is how it affects the lives of people, the future of our country.
I’ve always tried to explain democracy is not perfect. But it gives you a chance to shape your own destiny.
You cannot compromise unless people talk to you.
I don’t believe in professional dissidents. I think it’s just a phase, like adolescence.
It is often in the name of cultural integrity as well as social stability and national security that democratic reforms based on human rights are resisted by authoritarian governments.
I felt that it was my duty not to senselessly waste my time. And since I didn’t want to waste my time, I tried to accomplish as much as possible.
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