"The history of Tonga tells us that the governing of the country was carried out by the King himself. When parliament …"

"However the aim of the people's representatives (today) is to form an opposition so that there will always be debates…"

"Yes, I have just ordered one [satellite dish] for the palace in Nuku‘alofa. It is being shipped from Seattle now. I s…"

"I shall be the first head of state to visit a reunited Berlin. Tonga had an understanding with Bismarck and provided …"

"We have nothing to do with the relationship between the governments of the two Chinas PRC and ROC], their relationshi…"

"The intelligentsia are not the best campaigners. We have not had one person with a degree elected — they have all bee…"

"When our first King George united the islands in 1845, he was doing so on behalf of the people themselves. He was not…"

"My people love me. I love them and care for them. It is as simple as that."

"I find I can control my weight quite easily just by eating a lot of soup. I would say that I'm down to, oh, about 360…"

"Until I arrived in America, I never knew that Amazing Grace could be sung so many times in one day."