"We should make the whole country seethe with a revolutionary spirit and passion for creation."

"Our people have always been grateful to our Party, but it is none other than themselves who surely deserve a bow of gratitude."

"Our Party's policy of prioritizing science and technology is a just one that fully accords with the requirements of the times and the aspirations of our people."

"The reality clearly proves that only when we hold high the torch of self-reliance and self-development can we move forward dynamically along the road of socialism."

"We are willing to talk about limits freezes - but we would need to be given something in return security, in the form of diplomatic recognition by Washington and guarantees of nonaggression from China…"