We now undertake that we cannot rest while millions of our people suffer the pain and indignity of poverty in all its forms.

As we judge others so are we judged by others. The suspicious will always be tormented by suspicion.

We cannot proclaim this century the African Century and then ignore the AIDS pandemic, as some political leaders are apt to do. To claim this century the African Century is to declare war on AIDS.

Where you stand depends on where you sit.

AIDS today in Africa is claiming more lives than the sum total of all wars, famines and floods and the ravages of such deadly diseases as malaria ... We must act now for the sake of the world.

We must use time wisely and forever realize that the time is always ripe to do right.

Information is a basic human right and the fundamental foundation for the formation of democratic institutions.