"We must work together to ensure the equitable distribution of wealth, opportunity and power in our society."
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"We have laid the foundation for a better life. Things that were unimaginable a few years ago have become everyday reality. I belong to the generation of leaders for whom the achievement of democracy was the defining challenge."
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"Although Verwoerd thought Africans were lower than animals, his death did not yield us any pleasure. Political assassination is not something I or the ANC ever supported. It is a primitive way of contending with an opponent"
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"Who could doubt that sport is a crucial window for the propagation of fair play and justice? After all, fair play is a value that is essential to sport."
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"We must look within ourselves, become responsible and provide fresh solutions if we ever want to do more than complain,or make excuses."
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"I believe that in the end that it is kindness and accommodation that are all the catalysts for real change."
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"Good men and women can be mobilized to ensure that South Africa is united and that the spirit of reconciliation is strengthened and that progress in this country takes place as fast as it can."
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"If you don’t intend having a compromise, you don’t negotiate at all."
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"Our society needs to re-establish a culture of caring."
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"The habit of attending to small things and of appreciating small courtesies is one of the important marks of a good person."
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"Other people have qualities that may be better than your own. Let them express them."
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"The Commonwealth makes the world safe for diversity"
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"The laws that stopped blacks from voting were the worst, because they prevented blacks from voting someone into parliament who could change the other laws. Even though the blacks were the majority of the population, they were still not getting a say."
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"We must nurture tolerance, collective wisdom, and democracy."
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"Those who can't imagine change reveal the deficits of their imaginations, not the difficulty of change."
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"Do not allow your anger to control your reason, but rather your reason to control your anger."
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"In the 21st Century, the capacity to communicate will almost certainly be a key human right."
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"South Africans must recall the terrible past so that we can deal with it, forgiving where forgiveness is necessary but never forgetting."
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"If you are stimulated by what you do, you never get tired"
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"In human affairs, no single person, organisation or social formation ever has a final or an absolutely correct position. It is through conversation, debate and critical discussion that we approach positions that may provide workable solutions."
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