"I am the leader of a country. I have to look after the interests of all the people, not just one section."

"I have condemned Rohingya persecution but perhaps I don't use the kind of kind of pyrochnic language that people would like."

"It is often in the name of cultural integrity as well as social stability and national security that democratic reforms based on human rights are resisted by authoritarian governments."

"But at the same time this press has to be aware . . . of the great responsibility that it has for the stability of the nation, which is in fact what we are trying to do."

"I am not afraid. I am just very tired."