It is my greatest wish that the Children’s Fund should continue to be a beacon of hope and light.

When the water starts boiling it is foolish to turn off the heat.

I watched, along with all of you, as the tens of thousands of our people stood patiently in long queues for many hours. Some sleeping on the open ground overnight waiting to cast this momentous vote.

The anchor of all my dreams is the collective wisdom of mankind as a whole.

A fundamental concern for others in our individual and community lives would go a long way in making the world the better place we so passionately dreamt of.

We have introduced equity into our life, including a uniform educational system. We have also introduced a Bill of Rights, which is not just a piece of paper, but a living document because we have created structures that are totally independent of the government and that can overrule the government, even the president.

Hope is a powerful weapon, and (one) no one power on earth can deprive you of.