Most poor people I know are proud and really want not a handout but a hand up. They do have an inherent pride and dignity, and we should treat them as those who have fallen on bad days.

God is patient with us to become the God's children he wants us to be but you really can see him weeping.

Once lost, trust can only be regained if we are as good as our word.

Forgiveness does not mean condoning what has been done. It means taking what happened seriously...drawing out the sting in the memory that threatens our entire existence.

There is room for everyone; there is room for every culture, race, language and point of view.

I am deeply moved by the warmth and courage of the Canadian people which I felt so strongly during my recent visit to your country. Your support of the struggle against apartheid restored me in my journey home and reassured me that many just people around the world are with us.

We seek a restorative justice, not a retributive justice.