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

Be a life long student, read as many books as possible.

Peace is the greatest weapon for development that any person can have.

Never, never and never again shall it be that this beautiful land will again experience the oppression of one by another.

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.

I have never regarded any man as my superior, either in my life outside or inside prison.

Let us join hands and build a truly South African nation.