I am influenced more than ever before by the conviction that social equality is the only basis of human happiness.

No one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin, or his background, or his religion.

I would like to be remembered not as anyone unique or special, but as part of a great team in this country that has struggled for many years, for decades and even centuries. The greatest glory of living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time you fall.

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

An initiative was essentially led by civil society because the policy of the government was that Africans must not be taught to graze in pastures which were reserved for the main white group.

The UN took a strong stand against apartheid; and over the years, an international consensus was built, which helped to bring an end to this iniquitous system. But we know too well that our freedom is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians...

Our economic approach to food and its distribution reflects our basic moral values.