Our march to freedom is irreversible. We must not allow fear to stand in our way.

It can be said that there are four basic and primary things that the mass of people in a society wish for: to live in a safe environment, to be able to work and provide for themselves, to have access to good public health and to have sound educational opportunities for their children.

The curious beauty about African music is that it uplifts even as it tells a sad story.

There is no such thing as part freedom.

When I went to jail, I was a trained lawyer. And when the wardens received letters of demands or summonses, they didn't have the resources to go to an attorney to help them. I would help them settle their cases, so they became attached to me and the other prisoners.

The authorities liked to say that we received a balanced diet; it was indeed balanced - between the unpalatable and the inedible.

In the 21st Century, the capacity to communicate will almost certainly be a key human right.