A new world will be won not by those who stand at a distance with their arms folded, but by those who are in the arena, whose garments are torn by storms and whose bodies are maimed in the course of the contest.

The collapse of good conscience and the absence of accountability and public scrutiny have led to crimes against humanity and violations of international law.

We have introduced a rule of law into many sections of our public life.

There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.

It is my deepest conviction that the children should be seen and heard as our most treasured assets.

For every woman and girl violently attacked, we reduce our humanity. For every woman forced into unprotected sex because men demand this, we destroy dignity and pride. Every woman who has to sell her life for sex we condemn to a lifetime in prison. For every moment we remain silent, we conspire against our women. For every woman infected by HIV, we destroy a generation.

History will judge us by the difference we make in the everyday lives of children.