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.

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.

As we judge others so are we judged by others. The suspicious will always be tormented by suspicion.

There are so many men and women who hold no distinctive positions but whose contribution towards the development of society has been enormous.

I stand here before you not as a prophet, but as a humble servant of you, the people.

A new society cannot be created by reproducing the repugnant past, however refined or enticingly repackaged.

There must be an end to white monopoly on political power, and a fundamental restructuring of our political and economic systems to ensure that the inequalities of apartheid are addressed and our society thoroughly democratized.