Out of the experience of extraordinary human disaster that lasted too long, must be born a society of which all humanity will be proud.

I knew as well as I knew anything that the oppressor must be liberated just as surely as the oppressed.

There is nothing I fear more than waking up without a program that will help me bring a little happiness to those with no resources, those who are poor, illiterate, and ridden with terminal disease.

We have introduced a rule of law into many sections of our public life.

Lead from the front - but don t leave your base behind.

Our daily deeds as ordinary South Africans must produce an actual South African reality that will reinforce humanity's belief in justice, strenthen its confidence in the nobility of the human soul, and sustain all our hopes for a glorious life for all.

Our children are the rock on which our future will be built, our greatest asset as a nation. They will be the leaders of our country, the creators of our national wealth, those who care for and protect our people.