I admire young people who are concerned with the affairs of their community and nation perhaps because I also became involved in struggle whist I was still at school.

One effect of sustained conflict is to narrow our vision of what is possible. Time and time again, conflicts are resolved through shifts that were unimaginable at the start.

Courage is not the absence of fear — it s inspiring others to move beyond it.

We have introduced a democratic constitution, which put suvery South African on an equal basis.

Freedom can never be taken for granted. Each generation must safeguard it and extend it. Your parents and elders sacrificed much so that you should have freedom without suffering what they did. Use this precious right to ensure that the darkness of the past never returns.

The Commonwealth makes the world safe for diversity

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.