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"The only real prison is fear, and
the only real
freedom is freedom from fear."
"Sometimes, 24 hours can bring a total
revolutionary change."
"I think this is the case in the great
majority of authoritarian states:
on the surface, because of repression, everything
seems frozen, but
when the sun comes out and the ice melts, you
find that there
was a lot of life underneath all along."
"Please use your liberty to promote ours."
"What is there to be discouraged about?
Gandhi said the victory is in
the struggle itself. The struggle itself is
the most important thing. I tell
our followers that when we achieve democracy,
we will look back
with nostalgia on the struggle and how pure
we were."
"We will prevail because our cause is right,
because our cause is just. ...History is on
our side. Time is on our side."
"I think by now I have made it fairly clear
that I am not very happy with
the word "hope." I don't believe in
people just hoping. We work for
what we want. I always say that one has no right
to hope without
endeavor, so we work to try and bring about
the situation that is
necessary for the country, and we are confident
that we will get to the negotiation table at
one time or another. This is the way all such
situations pan out-- even with the most truculent
dictator."
"Wouldn't you say that unity comes first?
Out of unity comes security.
I don't think you can impose security from on
top. Just look at Yugoslavia. For years it seemed
as if everything was quiescent, but this was
not the
kind of security you would like--something that
was imposed on the people
and not something that had arisen from trust
and understanding between them. So I think we
want to put unity first. Out of real unity--which
can
only be based on understanding and mutual respect--will
come the kind
of security that we really want and the people
really want."
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