My Father Was A Statesman, I'm A

I Want To State That There Will Be Friendship Between Bangladesh And Ourselves. And Not A One-sided Friendship, Of Course - No One Does Anything For Nothing; Each Has Something To Give And Something To Take.

Even If I Died In The Service Of The Nation, I Would Be Proud Of It. Every Drop Of My Blood... Will Contribute To The Growth Of This Nation And To Make It Strong And Dynamic.

Opportunities Are Not Offered. They Must Be Wrested And Worked For. And This Calls For Perseverance... And Courage.

I Went Back Into Politics Only When It Was Clear That Things Weren't Going As They Should Have In My Party. I Was Always Arguing, I Argued With Everyone - With My Father, With The Leaders I Had Known Since I Was A Child...and One Day, It Was In 1955, One Of Them Exclaimed, 'you Do Nothing But Criticize! If You Think You Can Correct Things, Correct Them. Go Ahead, Why Don't You Try?' Well, I Could Never Resist A Challenge, So I Tried.

By Now Even The Word Socialism Has So Many Meanings And Interpretations. The Russians Call Themselves Socialists, The Swedes Call Themselves. And Let's Not Forget That In Germany There Was Also A National Socialism.