We stand with the Venezuelan people in their noble quest for freedom-and we condemn the brutality of the Maduro regime, whose socialist policies have turned that nation from being the wealthiest in South America into a state of abject poverty and despair.

Despair is typical of those who do not understand the causes of evil, see no way out, and are incapable of struggle. The modern industrial proletariat does not belong to the category of such classes.

I'd rather be optimistic and wrong than pessimistic and right.

1992 is not a year on which I shall look back with undiluted pleasure. In the words of one of my more sympathetic correspondents, it has turned out to be an 'annus horribilis'.

It is a crime to despair. We must learn to draw from misfortune the means of future strength.

A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.