The national task that had been incumbent upon me for 18 years is hereby confirmed

Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken at his word.

I have heard your views. They do not harmonize with mine. The decision is taken unanimously.

A man of character finds a special attractiveness in difficulty, since it is only by coming to grips with difficulty that he can realize his potentialities

Patriotism is when love of your own people comes first; nationalism, when hate for people other than your own comes first

You'll live. Only the best get killed

A true leader always keeps an element of surprise up his sleeve, which others cannot grasp but which keeps his public excited and breathless

Greatness is a road leading towards the unknown

How can one conceive of a one-party system in a country that has over two hundred varieties of cheese

For glory gives herself only to those who have always dreamed of her