If you don't expand the freedom of the citizens, you'll find yourself in a country which quite comfortably, under the pretext of apathy, will not defend democracy.

We beseech your cooperation and help in permitting us the right to live in a country of total freedom where human rights are respected,

The actions we took in the aftermath of 9/11 were harsh but necessary and effective. These steps were fully sanctioned and carefully followed. The detention and interrogation of top terrorists like Abu Zubaydah, Khalid Sheikh Muhammed and Abu Faraj al-Libbi yielded breakthroughs which have kept this country safe.

We are not the first, but I am sure we will not be the last. After us will come many other countries, driven, ladies and gentleman, by two unstopable forces: freedom and equality.

If you left the country you were considered a traitor, ... Almost none of their names were mentioned when I was at (architecture) school.

If you left the country, you were considered a traitor, ... Almost none of their names was mentioned when I was at [architecture] school.