"I am a communist, a convinced communist. For some, this may be a fantasy. But for me, it is my main goal."

"We are tired of waiting for the market to regulate itself. We will regulate it."

"If we do not move forward, we will be left behind. We will be condemned to stagnation."

"Nuclear weapons are a threat to all humanity. We must get rid of them."

"I have always been a supporter of the Union. I wanted to reform it, not destroy it."