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The titanic effort that has brought liberation to South Africa, and ensured the total liberation of Africa, constitutes an act of redemption for the black people of the world.
The United States has made serious mistakes in the conduct of its foreign affairs, which have had unfortunate repercussions long after the decisions were taken.
There are many people in South Africa who are rich and who can share those riches with those not so fortunate who have not been able to conquer poverty.
There are many people who feel that it is useless and futile to continue talking about peace and non-violence against a government whose only reply is savage attacks on an unarmed and defenseless people.
There are so many men and women who hold no distinctive positions but whose contribution towards the development of society has been enormous.
There are times when a leader must move out ahead of the flock, go off in a new direction, confident that he is leading his people the right way.
There is nothing I fear more than waking up without a program that will help me bring a little happiness to those with no resources, those who are poor, illiterate, and ridden with terminal disease.
To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity.
Unlike some politicians, I can admit to a mistake.
We can't afford to be killing one another.
We pledge ourselves to liberate all our people from the continuing bondage of poverty, deprivation, suffering, gender and other discrimination.
Whatever position I occupied, it was the result of colleagues - of my comrades in the movement - who had decided in their wisdom to use me for the purpose of focusing the attention of the country and the international community on me.
When I came to Johannesburg from the countryside, I knew nobody, but many strangers were very kind to me. I then was dragged into politics, and then, subsequently, I became a lawyer.
Where globalization means, as it so often does, that the rich and powerful now have new means to further enrich and empower themselves at the cost of the poorer and weaker, we have a responsibility to protest in the name of universal freedom.
Without education, your children can never really meet the challenges they will face. So it's very important to give children education and explain that they should play a role for their country.
You know, you can only lead them from behind.
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