The histories of our two peoples, Palestinian and South African, correspond in such painful and poignant ways, that I intensely feel myself being at home amongst compatriots

We have introduced a democratic constitution, which put suvery South African on an equal basis.

No form of violence can ever be excused in a society that wishes to call itself decent

As I have said, the first thing is to be honest with yourself. You can never have an impact on society if you have not changed yourself... Great peacemakers are all people of integrity, of honesty, but humility.

I stand here before you not as a prophet, but as a humble servant of you, the people.

No single person can liberate a country. You can only liberate a country if you act as a collective.

Now we are in the second term of the government of a united nation and the government has done very well. One thing they have done, one thing people could not be blind to, was the achievement this government has made in giving human beings dignity, which they did not enjoy before. They now have dignity.