Music is a great blessing. It has the power to elevate and liberate us. It sets people free to dream. It can unite us to sing with one voice. Such is the value of music.

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.

Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings. Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice... Sometimes it falls upon a generation to be great. You can be that great generation. Let your greatness blossom.

I really wanted to retire and rest and spend more time with my children, my grandchildren and of course with my wife.

There is little favorable to be said about poverty, but it was often an incubator of true friendship.

We owe our children – the most vulnerable citizens in any society – a life free from violence and fear.

Africans require, want, the franchise on the basis of one man one vote. They want political independence.