“A good leader can engage in a debate frankly and thoroughly, knowing that at the end he and the other side must be closer, and thus emerge stronger. You don't have that idea when you are arrogant, superficial, and uninformed.”
Good“Intervention only works when the people concerned seem to be keen for peace.”
Peace“A good leader can engage in a debate frankly and thoroughly, knowing that at the end he and the other side must be closer, and thus emerge stronger. You don't have that idea when you are arrogant, superficial, and uninformed.”
Good“There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children.”
Society“Before I went to jail, I was active in politics as a member of South Africa's leading organization - and I was generally busy from 7 A.M. until midnight. I never had time to sit and think.”
Politics“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 defenceless people.”
Government“Give a child love, laughter and peace, not AIDS.”
Love“Nonviolence is a good policy when the conditions permit.”
Good“There is no such thing as part freedom.”
Freedom“I have retired, but if there's anything that would kill me it is to wake up in the morning not knowing what to do.”
Morning“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.”
Fear“I dream of an Africa which is in peace with itself.”
Peace“Courageous people do not fear forgiving, for the sake of peace.”
Fear“If there are dreams about a beautiful South Africa, there are also roads that lead to their goal. Two of these roads could be named Goodness and Forgiveness.”
Dreams“If the United States of America or Britain is having elections, they don't ask for observers from Africa or from Asia. But when we have elections, they want observers.”
Politics“A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.”
Good“I am confident that nobody... will accuse me of selfishness if I ask to spend time, while I am still in good health, with my family, my friends and also with myself.”
Family“I should tie myself to no particular system of society other than of socialism.”
Society“Forget the past.”
Movingon“Our human compassion binds us the one to the other - not in pity or patronizingly, but as human beings who have learnt how to turn our common suffering into hope for the future.”
Future“Never, never and never again shall it be that this beautiful land will again experience the oppression of one by another.”
Experience“Let freedom reign. The sun never set on so glorious a human achievement.”
Freedom