We can build a society grounded on friendship and our common humanity - a society founded on tolerance. That is the only road open to us.

Sport can create hope, where once there was only despair. It is more powerful than governments in breaking down racial barriers.

We need to exert ourselves that much more, and break out of the vicious cycle of dependence imposed on us by the financially powerful: those in command of immense market power and those who dare to fashion the world in their own image.

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.

Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings.

When those in power deny you of freedom the only path to freedom is power

When we read we are able to travel to many places, meet many people and understand the world.