The New World Order that is in the making must focus on the creation of a world of democracy, peace and prosperity for all.

The time will come when our nation will honour the memory of all the sons, the daughters, the mothers, the fathers, the youth and the children who, by their thoughts and deeds, gave us the right to assert with pride that we are South Africans, that we are Africans, and that we are citizens of the world.

What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.

The march to freedom is irreversible.

I came to accept that I have no right whatsoever to judge others in terms of my own customs, however much I may be proud of such customs.

What has sustained me even in the most grim moments is the knowledge that I am a member of a tried and tested family which has triumphed over many difficulties.

No single person can liberate a country. You can only liberate a country if you act as a collective.