It is my deepest conviction that the children should be seen and heard as our most treasured assets.

I'm not going to sit here and argue with you. Just PUT THE BLOODY METER ON.

I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination.

I have always regarded myself, in the first place, as an African patriot.

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

After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb. I can rest only for a moment, for with freedom come responsibilities, and I dare not linger, for my long walk is not yet ended.

The calm and tolerant atmosphere that prevailed during the elections depicts the type of South Africa we can build. It set the tone for the future. We might have our differences, but we are one people with a common destiny in our rich variety of culture, race and tradition.