Only free men can negotiate; prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedom and mine cannot be separated.

We signal that good can be achieved amongst human beings who are prepared to trust, prepared to believe in the goodness of people.

Let us give publicity to H.I.V./AIDS and not hide it, because the only way to make it appear like a normal illness like TB, like cancer, is always to come out and say somebody has died because of H.I.V./AIDS, and people will stop regarding it as something extraordinary.

Press Freedom will never be under threat in South Africa for as long as the ANC is the majority party

Apartheid is a crime against humanity. Israel has deprived millions of Palestinians of their liberty and property. It has perpetuated a system of gross racial discrimination and inequality. It has systematically incarcerated and tortured thousands of Palestinians, contrary to the rules of international law. It has, in particular, waged a war against a civilian population, in particular children.

There is a universal respect and even admiration for those who are humble and simple by nature, and who have absolute confidence in all human beings irrespective of their social status.

I am not an optimist, but a great believer of hope.