"I want to govern provincially no more. I want national independence. I took time for this decision because I know all the perils of this mission. I want to ask you to struggle also in order that our country can be born in a close future."

"The south also exists... the future of the north depends on the south. If we don't make that better world possible, if we fail, and through the rifles of the U.S. Marines, and through Mr. Bush's murde…"

"The most pressing question of our time is this: Is European society to be taken over by a radical invasion of Muslim immigrants?"

"Only through apprehending, by means of present-day creations, how art is created, can the creations of other periods be genuinely appreciated."

"Tuesday's cast was first rate, led by the remarkable Lithuanian baritone, Vytas Juozapaitis, in the title role."