Let us give publicity to HIV/AIDS and not hide it, because [that is] the only way to make it appear like a normal illness

Only armchair politicians are immune from committing mistakes. Errors are inherent in political action.

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.

Jinnah is a constant source of inspiration for all those who are fighting against racial and group discrimination.

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.

Only free men can negotiate; prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedom and mine cannot be separated.

I cannot overemphasise the value we place on a free, independent and outspoken press