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

The greatest single challenge facing our globalised world is to combat and eradicate its disparities.

As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn't leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I'd still be in prison.

Times change, we need to change as well.

In order to build our nation, we must all exceed our own expectations.

But the hard facts were that fifty years of non-violence had brought the African people nothing but more and more repressive legislation, and fewer and fewer rights.

I knew we could improve our lives even in jail. We could come out as different men, and we could even come out with two degrees. Educating ourselves was a way to give ourselves the most powerful weapon for freedom.