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

Force is the only language the imperialists can hear, and no country became free without some sort of violence.

Some of the mission groups that have been responsible for our education have not been part of the government. In fact, they acted contrary to what the government had planned to do.

Success in politics demands that you must take your people into confidence about your views and state them very clearly, very politely, very calmly, but nevertheless, state them openly.

Lead from the back — and let others believe they are in front.

If the United States of America or Britain is having elections, they don't ask for observers from Africa or from Asia. But when we have elections, they want observers.

Extremists on all sides thrive, fed by the blood lust of centuries gone by.