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The democracy we are constructing must be able to show its usefulness and relevance. ”
For us to accomplish our goals, it will be necessary to transform our political culture, to respect plurality, and to build, among ourselves, bridges and more bridges. ”
Being a public figure, you cannot make everyone happy. Some people will criticise your actions, and I cannot stop expressing my opinion based on that. ”
Everybody seems to be imprisoned in their own sectarian or political affiliations. They don't seem to be able to rise above these things. ”
If the security forces continue to be dominated as they are now by political groups or sects, then the people won't trust in them - and the result will be civil war or fragmentation of the country. ”
I think people are rapidly losing confidence in the political class, and I don't blame them. ”
The hardest thing about any political campaign is how to win without proving that you are unworthy of winning. ”
I'm not an old, experienced hand at politics. But I am now seasoned enough to have learned that the hardest thing about any political campaign is how to win without proving that you are unworthy of winning. ”
As citizens of this democracy, you are the rulers and the ruled, the law-givers and the law-abiding, the beginning and the end. ”
Those who corrupt the public mind are just as evil as those who steal from the public purse. ”