I told my cellmates about the oppression of the whites and apartheid. I helped organize hunger strikes and the like in my prison.

It is wise to persuade people to do things and make them think it was their own idea.

For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.

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

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

The history of struggle is rich with stories of heroes and heroines - some of them leaders, some of them followers, all of them deserve to be remembered.

I stand here before you not as a prophet, but as a humble servant of you, the people.