Africans require, want, the franchise on the basis of one man one vote. They want political independence.

Hating clouds the mind. It gets in the way of strategy. Leaders cannot afford to hate

You know, you can only lead them from behind.

Our march to freedom is irreversible. We must not allow fear to stand in our way. Universal suffrage on a common voters' roll in a united, democratic and non-racial South Africa is the only way to peace and racial harmony.

I like friends who have independent minds because they tend to make you see problems from all angles.

There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.

In some ways, I saw the garden as a metaphor for certain aspects of my life. A leader must also tend his garden; he, too, plants seeds, and then watches, cultivates, and harvests the results. Like the gardener, a leader must take responsibility for what he cultivates; he must mind his work, try to repel enemies, preserve what can be preserved, and eliminate what cannot succeed.