I dream of our vast deserts, of our forests, of all our great wildernesses. We must never forget that it is our duty to protect this environment.

I always knew that someday I would once again feel the grass under my feet and walk in the sunshine as a free man.

I do not think that I was brought up in a unique society with unique features about giving.

For a revolution is not just a question of pulling a trigger; its purpose is to create a fair just society

If you don’t intend having a compromise, you don’t negotiate at all.

Abject poverty is demeaning, is an assault on the dignity of those that suffer it. In the end it demeans us all. It makes the freedom of all of us less meaningful.

The private sector granted bursaries [scholarships] for the children of their workers. Some of them built homes for their workers. They had in-service training, which improved the skills of their workers. So that spirit was there. All we did was merely exploit it.