We signal that good can be achieved amongst human beings who are prepared to trust, prepared to believe in the goodness of people.

My respect for human beings is based not on the colour of a man’s skin nor authority he may wield, but purely on merit.

The world remains beset by so much human suffering, poverty and deprivation. It is in your hands to make of our world a better one for all, especially the poor, vulnerable and marginalised.

There was much in such a society that was primitive and insecure and it certainly could never measure up to the demands of the present epoch. But in such a society are contained the seeds of revolutionary democracy in which none will be held in slavery.

The victory of democracy in South Africa is the common achievement of all humanity.

History will surely judge us harshly if we do not respond with all the energy and resources that we can bring to bear in the fight against HIV/AIDS

It is music and dancing that make me at peace with the world.