I never think of the time I have lost. I just carry out a programme because it's there. It's mapped out for me.

Democracy is based on the majority principle. This is especially true in a country such as ours where the vast majority have been systematically denied their rights. At the same time, democracy also requires that the rights of political and other minorities be safeguarded.

The path of those who preach love, and not hatred, is not easy. They often have to wear a crown of thorns.

I cannot and will not give any undertaking at a time when I, and you, the people, are not free. Your freedom and mine cannot be separated.

The time for the healing of the wounds has come. The moment to bridge the chasms that divide us has come. The time to build is upon us.

When we dehumanise and demonise our opponents, we abandon the possibility of peacefully resolving our differences, and seek to justify violence against them.

When I walked out of the gate I knew that if I continued to hate these people I was still in prison.