The government will not be intimidated. Orders have been given to maintain order at all costs.

We will continue to hold the government accountable for its actions and inactions.

So far as I am concerned and the government I lead is concerned, I want to make it perfectly clear that communal forces will not be given the slightest quarter to sow seeds of dissensions among the people.

"I will not be interrupted. I will not put up with interruption from a citizen who comes here and does not know how to listen to the position of an elected woman!”

We are not going to compromise on the principles, the policies, and the values that we have adopted this far.

I will say with certain intention, that I will see my laws strictly obeyed, and those who break them shall be watched and denounced.

Supporting government is not about just agreeing with everything they say and do. It means constantly holding them to the highest standards.

And whatever happens, we will respect the results of the election.

Don't interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the only safeguard of our liberties.

When we are reproached with having established a dictatorship of one party... we say, ‘Yes, it is a dictatorship of one party! This is what we stand for and we shall not shift from that position...’”

I will have no distractions in my administration because we focused on doing what's best for the people of the state

I've always favoured proposition over opposition. But we will oppose the government when it's off track.We'll support positive suggestions that we'll bring forward and support the government when it's making progress.

It is not insurrection we now want in Italy, or elsewhere—we want disciplined force, under Sovereigns we can trust.

We will mean what we say from here on about full employment. We will have a government that doesn't waste a penny doing what is foolish, but doesn't waste a minute doing what is wise.