Human dignity is independent of national borders. We must always defend the interests of the poor and the persecuted in other countries.

Human dignity is based upon freedom, and freedom upon human dignity. The one presupposes the other.

We must remember that politics is more than a power game. The core of politics in my view is to serve our citizens, to serve our fellow human beings.

If we dare to come closer to our fellow human beings, we will be able to see and understand them better.

Human rights must work to uplift human dignity.

Many other countries have already banned human cloning, and there are efforts at the UN to make such a ban universal.