"Quite frankly, as many people know, there are political prisoners and that shows [the country] does not have a free and fair judicial system."

"Myanmar does not fear international scrutiny and invites observers to come to Myanmar and look at the situation for themselves."

"The history of the world shows that peoples and societies do not have to pass through a fixed series of stages in the course of development."

"I don't think of myself as unbreakable. Perhaps I'm just rather flexible and adaptable."

"Please use your freedom to promote ours."