"We are not going to attack anyone. We are not going to invade anyone. We are not going to start a war. But if anyone attacks us, we will hit them back so hard that they will never forget it."

"It is not the people who are afraid of the government, but the government that is afraid of the people."

"When I was a young man, I thought the most important thing in life was communism. Now that I am old, I realize the most important thing is grandchildren."

"It was such fun! The U.N. is sort of a parliament, you know, where the minority has to make itself known, one way or another. We're in the minority for the time being, but not for long."

"'Freedom' in capitalist countries exists only for those who possess money and who consequently hold power."