"As a small state with negligible military power and no imperialistic ambitions Malta needs to be active with likeminded states in pursuit of international peace, be a friend to all, a foe of none" - Roderick Pace, political scientist - 25 February

"If I wanted to use Project Green for my electoral campaign I wouldn't have resigned. I would still be there. Like there are many PN MPs who, as we speak, are on the payroll of government agencies and departments, and nobody is asking those questions." - Steve Ellul, PL MEP candidate - 25 February  

"It's just tragic to consider how much loss of life, damage, suffering has been caused by Vladimir Putin's war of choice, a war that he decided on; a war that didn't have to happen" -  Joshua Huck, US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State - 3 March

"By the standards of the party, to be nominated by three Members of Parliament, it is something substantial" - Katya De Giovanna, PL MP, on candidacy of her son Izak for local council election - 3 March  

"I have worked all my life for Malta to become an EU member state while others wanted us to be held back, and this is precisely because the EU is a peace project. So how can it now be spun round to say that I want war?" Roberta Metsola, EP President, 10 March

"With the childcare system, we have a society where we no longer have one parent sacrificing his/her career because they have children" - Rebecca Berry Wellman, National Council of Women president, 10 March

"After so many years of the country being independent, we still lack the independence to think about what is necessary for this country. When a public inquiry gives such clear conclusions and nobody in the political sphere takes responsibility, that is very sad." - David Agius, PN EP candidate, MP, 17 March

"I learnt that what happens in Brussels does not stay in Brussels. What happens in Brussels impacts our daily lives at a local level" - Claudette Abela Baldacchino, PL EP candidate, 17 March

"If the Church loses celibacy, it would be losing a lot" - Anton Teuma, Gozo Bishop, 24 March

"We ought to give pain relief, even if it shortens their life. That is not euthanasia" - Pierre Mallia, bioethics professor, 24 March

"Something which has been forgotten by today's politicians is that they are role models. They completely forgot about it and this is reflecting on society" - Sandra Gauci, ADPD leader, 24 March

"As things stand, this is not the welfare state I believe in. Enough with the flashy mottos, we need consistency. In politics we must follow through on what we say" - Ivan Bartolo, PN spokesman on pensions, 31 March

"The state pension will always be there. Government not only guarantees this but will also increase it" - Michael Falzon, Social Policy Minister, 31 March

"The hostilities in Ukraine have opened up the possibility that a situation similar to the frozen conflict that has been in place between North and South Korea for more than 70 years, will also take shape in Europe." - Evarist Bartolo, Former Foreign, Education Minister, 7 April

"The US should have given assurance to Russia that Ukraine would never form part of NATO and in return Russia would make an assurance for the full sovereignty of Ukraine."- George Vital Zammit, lecturer on public policy at the University of Malta, 7 April

"History has consistently taught that neutrality is an elegant umbrella that is blown away the moment it starts raining." - Judge Giovanni Bonello, 7 April

"In Europe, many churches have been deconsecrated and turned into bookshops, cafes, restaurants, offices and clubs. That could certainly happen here." - Ranier Fsadni, anthropologist, 7 April

"My message for women is to speak up and to not be afraid to say what they think." - Norma Camilleri, PN MEP candidate, 7 April

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