Democracy is based on the majority principle. This is especially true in a country such as ours where the vast majority have been systematically denied their rights. At the same time, democracy also requires that the rights of political and other minorities be safeguarded.

Hating clouds the mind. It gets in the way of strategy. Leaders cannot afford to hate

I approach every problem with optimism.

I cannot and will not give any undertaking at a time when I, and you, the people, are not free. Your freedom and mine cannot be separated.

The authorities liked to say that we received a balanced diet; it was indeed balanced - between the unpalatable and the inedible.

Young people are capable, when aroused, of bringing down the towers of oppression and raising the banners of freedom.

Good men and women can be mobilized to ensure that South Africa is united and that the spirit of reconciliation is strengthened and that progress in this country takes place as fast as it can.