In many respects, people on the outside suffered more than those of us in jail. In prison, we ate three times a day, we had clothing, we had free medical services, and we could sleep for 12 hours.

Whether you change the linen or stitch up wounds, cook the food or dispense the medicines, it is in your hands to help build a public service worthy of all those who gave their lives for the dream of democracy

A free press is one of the pillars of democracy.

Tread softly, Brathe peacefully, Laugh hysterically.

If we want any significant development, we must co-opt civil society.

One of the things I learned when I was negotiating was that until I changed myself, I could not change others.

Racism is a blight on the human conscience. The idea that any people can be inferior to another, to the point where those who consider themselves superior define and treat the rest as subhuman, denies the humanity even of those who elevate themselves to the status of gods.