Whose life testifies to the truth that there is no shame in being oppressed: Those who should be ashamed are they who oppress others.

Now we are in the second term of the government of a united nation and the government has done very well. One thing they have done, one thing people could not be blind to, was the achievement this government has made in giving human beings dignity, which they did not enjoy before. They now have dignity.

Honesty,sincer ity,simplicity, humility, pure generosity,abse nce of vanity,readines s to serve others -qualities which are within easy reach of every soul -are the foundation of one's spiritual life.

South Africans must recall the terrible past so that we can deal with it, forgiving where forgiveness is necessary but never forgetting.

Even behind prison walls I can see the heavy clouds and the blue sky over the horizon

We know what needs to be done - all that is missing is the will to do it.

In the 21st Century, the capacity to communicate will almost certainly be a key human right.