No child in Africa, and in fact anywhere in the world, should be denied education.

A political movement must keep in touch with reality and the prevailing conditions. Long speeches, the shaking of fists, the banging of tables, and strongly worded resolutions out of touch with the objective conditions do not bring about mass action and can do a great deal of harm to the organization and the struggle we serve.

Nonviolence is a good policy when the conditions permit.

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.

There is nobody more dangerous than one who has been humiliated, even when you humiliate him rightly.

Forgiveness liberates the soul. It removes fear. That is why it is such a powerful weapon.

There were many dark moments when my faith in humanity was sorely tested.