We must also know that even before liberation in 1994 there [in South Africa] were people with resources who tried to share with those who were deprived.

There were many dark moments when my faith in humanity was sorely tested.

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.

Who could doubt that sport is a crucial window for the propagation of fair play and justice? After all, fair play is a value that is essential to sport.

It is not beyond our power to create a world in which all children have access to a good education.

Now we are in the second term of the government of a united nation and the government has done very well. One thing they have done, one thing people could not be blind to, was the achievement this government has made in giving human beings dignity, which they did not enjoy before. They now have dignity.

When we can sit in the face of insanity or dislikes and be free from the need to make it different, then we are free.