The calm and tolerant atmosphere that prevailed during the elections depicts the type of South Africa we can build. It set the tone for the future. We might have our differences, but we are one people with a common destiny in our rich variety of culture, race and tradition.

Man's goodness is a flame that can be hidden but never extinguished

There is no doubt that the United States now feels that they are the only superpower in the world and they can do what they like.

All that (Mr. Bush) wants is Iraqi oil.

Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice.

A garden was one of the few thing in prison that one could control. To plant a seed, watch it grow, to tend it then harvest it, offered a simple but enduring satisfaction. The sense of being the custodian of this small patch of earth offered a taste of freedom.

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