"Lying at the root of the social agreements of 1980 are the courage, sense of responsibility, and the solidarity of the working people. Both sides have then recognized that an accord must be reached if bloodshed is to be prevented."

"You have riches and freedom here but I feel no sense of faith or direction. You have so many computers, why don't you use them in the search for love?"

"The thing that lies at the foundation of positive change, the way I see it, is service to a fellow human being."

"The politicians always told us that the Cold War stand-off could only change by way of nuclear war. None of them believed that such systemic change was possible."

"Reform is not pleasant, but grievous no person can reform themselves without suffering and hard work, how much less a nation."

"He who conquers his inner doubts has already won half the war — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"The government of the United States is a device for maintaining in perpetuity the rights of the people, with the ultimate extinction of all privileged classes."

"The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions. For where clarity resides, peace inevitably follows — an essential principle for the reflective life."