Che Guevara's life is an inspiration for every human being who loves freedom. We will always honor his memory.

We succeeded to take our last steps to freedom in conditions of relative peace. We commit ourselves to the construction of a complete, just and lasting peace. We have triumphed in the effort to implant hope in the breasts of the millions of our people.

Whether you change the linen or stitch up wounds, cook the food or dispense the medicines, it is in your hands to help build a public service worthy of all those who gave their lives for the dream of democracy

A new society cannot be created by reproducing the repugnant past, however refined or enticingly repackaged.

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 was not a messiah, but an ordinary man who had become a leader because of extraordinary circumstances.

In some ways, it is easier to be a dissident, for then one is without responsibility.