Our march to freedom is irreversible. We must not allow fear to stand in our way. Universal suffrage on a common voters' roll in a united, democratic and non-racial South Africa is the only way to peace and racial harmony.
Nelson MandelaTo be the father of a nation is a great honor, but to be the father of a family is a greater joy.
Nelson MandelaPolitical division, based on color, is entirely artificial; and when it disappears, so will the domination of one color group by another.
Nelson MandelaThere was much in such a society that was primitive and insecure and it certainly could never measure up to the demands of the present epoch. But in such a society are contained the seeds of revolutionary democracy in which none will be held in slavery.
Nelson Mandela