We must appreciate that all over the world, right down the centuries, there have been great religions that have encouraged the idea of giving - of fighting poverty and of promoting the equality of human beings - whatever their background, whatever their political beliefs.

The call now is for each of us to ask ourselves: are we doing all we can to help build the country of our dreams?

My family is very large. 42 million.

Our task is not to liberate the oppressed, but to liberate the oppressors

I have always regarded myself, in the first place, as an African patriot.

I have never cared very much for personal prizes. A person does not become a freedom fighter in the hope of winning awards.

No power on this earth can destroy the thirst for human dignity