As long as many of our people still live in utter poverty, as long as children still live under plastic covers, as long as many of our people are still without jobs, no South African should rest and wallow in the joy of freedom.

A movement without vision would be a movement without moral foundation.

There is little favorable to be said about poverty, but it was often an incubator of true friendship.

I am sure that if somebody is giving a sum to charity, he or she should be encouraged to do so by the authorities because the spirit in which we encourage people to give has permeated our society.

Negotiation and discussion are the greatest weapons we have for promoting peace and development.

To a freedom fighter hope is what a lifebelt is to a swimmer - a guarantee that one will keep afloat and free from danger.

By ancestry, I was born to rule.