"We are victims of evil customs. It is a crime against humanity that our women are shut up within the four walls of the houses as prisoners. There is no sanction anywhere for the deplorable condition in which our women have to live."

"There are two powers in the world one is the sword and the other is the pen. There is a great competition and rivalry between the two. There is a third power stronger than both, that of the women."

"Our object should be peace within, and peace without. We want to live peacefully and maintain cordial friendly relations with our immediate neighbours and with the world at large."

"No nation can rise to the height of glory unless your women are side by side with you."

"We need to discuss the basis of a new form of trust built on a meaningful form of citizenship appropriate for a republic."

"Put your trust in God but be sure to keep your powder dry."

"I believe that my own Christian faith does indeed make universal claims."

"He who receives money in trust to administer for the benefit of its owner, and uses it either for his own interest or against the wishes of its rightful owner, is a thief."