When a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw.

Whatever position I occupied, it was the result of colleagues - of my comrades in the movement - who had decided in their wisdom to use me for the purpose of focusing the attention of the country and the international community on me.

It is most unusual to return to a place that has changed in ways you yourself have altered.

Intervention only works when the people concerned seem to be keen for peace.

The collapse of good conscience and the absence of accountability and public scrutiny have led to crimes against humanity and violations of international law.

I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.

Our march to freedom is irreversible. We must not allow fear to stand in our way. Universal suffrage on a common voters' roll in a united, democratic and non-racial South Africa is the only way to peace and racial harmony.