"They fought me, I fought back. Surrender would have been neater, but it is not in me to yield."

"The future of our nation depends on our unity."

"The government cannot do everything all at once. It can't wave a magic wand and meet everyone's demands simultaneously."

"I have not come to power to gain power, but to restore democracy."

"Once again, I must involve myself in what I hoped and prayed to be spared from, after devoting the best years of my life in the service of the country, and at a price that included the highest anyone …"