We forgive but not forgotten

Let us remind ourselves that our work is far from complete. Where there is poverty and sickness, including AIDS, where human beings are being oppressed, there is more work to be done. Our work is for freedom for all.

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

There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children.

I am fundamentally an optimist. Whether that comes from nature or nurture, I cannot say. Part of being optimistic is keeping one's head pointed toward the sun, one's feet moving forward. There were many dark moments when my faith in humanity was sorely tested, but I would not and could not give myself up to despair. That way lays defeat and death.

Our fear is not that we are inadequate, but that we are powerful beyond measure.

It is wise to persuade people to do things and make them think it was their own idea.