"I think I should be active politically. Because I look upon myself as a politician. That's not a dirty work you know. Some people think that there are something wrong with politicians. Of course, something wrong with some politicians."

"Democracy is when the people keep a government in check."

"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."

"Frankly, if you do politics, you should not be thinking about your dignity."

"Emancipation from the bondage of the soil is no freedom for the tree."

"Whoever conquers a free town and does not demolish it commits a great error and may expect to be ruined himself."

"The only sure bulwark of continuing liberty is a government strong enough to protect the interests of the people, and a people strong enough and well enough informed to maintain its sovereign control over the goverment."

"The paradox of freedom is that the silence between the notes creates the music."