Those who back the Syrian regime from now on will find themselves in an even more isolated and indefensible minority.

The appalling crackdown that we witnessed in Hama and other Syrian cities on 30 and 31 July only erode the regime's legitimacy and increase resentment. In the absence of an end to the senseless violence and a genuine process of political reform, we will continue to pursue further EU sanctions.

Governments that use violence to stop democratic development will not earn themselves respite forever. They will pay an increasingly high price for actions which they can no longer hide from the world with ease, and will find themselves on the wrong side of history.

One who deceives will always find those who allow themselves to be deceived.

I find war detestable but those who praise it without participating in it even more so.

Those who find beauty in all of nature will find themselves at one with the secrets of life itself.