"There are still people who believe that they can get something for nothing, and that the state will provide."

"Socialists cry 'Power to the people', and raise the clenched fist as they say it. We all know what they mean - a new tyranny. But we say 'Power to the people' and we mean the power to choose, the powe…"

"I came to office with one paramount aim: to change the national mood. From despondency to hope, from dependency to self-reliance."

"I have spent a long time in politics and have come to the conclusion that there are some things you just cannot change."

"Some people are still living in the past. We must move forward."