Blaming things on the past does not make them better.

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

It generally appears outlandish until its carried out.

An organisation can only carry out its mandate if there is discipline, and where there is no discipline there can be no real progress

The world remains beset by so much human suffering, poverty and deprivation. It is in your hands to make of our world a better one for all, especially the poor, vulnerable and marginalised.

The wounds that cannot be seen are more painful than those that can be treated by a doctor.

But the hard facts were that fifty years of non-violence had brought the African people nothing but more and more repressive legislation, and fewer and fewer rights.