If you look at those matters, you will come to the conclusion that the attitude of the United States of America is a threat to world peace.

I admire young people who are concerned with the affairs of their community and nation perhaps because I also became involved in struggle whist I was still at school.

To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity.

We have introduced a rule of law into many sections of our public life.

[I] read Anne Frank's diary [while imprisoned] on Robben Island and derived much encouragement from it.

Do not judge me by my success, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.

An organisation can only carry out its mandate if there is discipline, and where there is no discipline there can be no real progress