"Ja sam bio mlad kad je on svrgnut, ali se sjećam da je vladao društvom sa sasvim drugačijim vrijednostima od onih u kojima živimo danas ... Imam osjećaj da je to što je Rumuniji danas potrebno."
"I was young when he was deposed, but I remember he ruled over a society with entirely different values from the one we live in today … I have the feeling this is what Romania needs these days."