No single person can liberate a country. You can only liberate a country if you act as a collective.

A free press is one of the pillars of democracy.

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

The titanic effort that has brought liberation to South Africa, and ensured the total liberation of Africa, constitutes an act of redemption for the black people of the world.

Courageous people do not fear forgiving, for the sake of peace.

We slaughter one another in our words and attitudes. We slaughter one another in the stereotypes and mistrust that linger in our heads, and the words of hate we spew from our lips.

Teach the children that Africans are not one iota inferior to Europeans.