I have found Jews to be more broad-minded than most whites on issues of race and politics, perhaps because they themselves have historically been victims of prejudice.

We must nurture tolerance, collective wisdom, and democracy.

My time in prison only deepened my resolve against apartheid. Even while I was in prison, I fought against it, teaching my cellmates about white supremacy and how to fight against it.

There is nothing like a fixed, steady aim, with an honorable purpose. It dignifies your nature, and insures your success.

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

I realized that they could take everything from me except my mind and my heart. They could not take those things. Those things I still had control over. And I decided not to give them away.

I dream of our vast deserts, of our forests, of all our great wildernesses. We must never forget that it is our duty to protect this environment.