We can't win a war, but we can win an election.

With freedom comes responsibilities, and I dare not linger, for my long walk has not ended yet.

When I went to jail, I was a trained lawyer. And when the wardens received letters of demands or summonses, they didn't have the resources to go to an attorney to help them. I would help them settle their cases, so they became attached to me and the other prisoners.

I always knew that someday I would once again feel the grass under my feet and walk in the sunshine as a free man.

The very right to be human is denied every day to hundreds of millions of people as a result of poverty, the unavailability of basic necessities such as food, jobs, water and shelter, education, health care and a healthy environment.

I would like it to be said: here lies a man who has done his duty on earth

I love playing and chatting with children...feed ing and putting them to bed with a little story, and being away from the family has troubled me throughout my...life.