"The United States of America is a threat to world peace."
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"There are many people who have worked just because they love the community in which they are in, without expecting any financial consideration."
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"Now we are in the second term of the government of a united nation and the government has done very well. One thing they have done, one thing people could not be blind to, was the achievement this government has made in giving human beings dignity, which they did not enjoy before. They now have dignity."
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"Let us not be tempted by those who try to find the unique qualities in a particular group. In this case, among South Africa indigenous people, it reflected what has been evidenced throughout the world."
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"We must appreciate that all over the world, right down the centuries, there have been great religions that have encouraged the idea of giving - of fighting poverty and of promoting the equality of human beings - whatever their background, whatever their political beliefs."
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"There is no doubt that the United States now feels that they are the only superpower in the world and they can do what they like."
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"Your victory has demonstrated that no person anywhere in the world should not dare to dream of wanting to change the world for a better place."
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"We forgive but not forgotten"
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"I appeal to the Youth and those on the ground: start talking to each other across divisions of race and political organizations."
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"It always gives me great pleasure to be surrounded by the beautiful children of our land. Whenever I am with the energetic young people ... I feel like a recharged battery, confident that our country can look forward to great things."
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"We cannot proclaim this century the African Century and then ignore the AIDS pandemic, as some political leaders are apt to do. To claim this century the African Century is to declare war on AIDS."
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"There must be an end to white monopoly on political power, and a fundamental restructuring of our political and economic systems to ensure that the inequalities of apartheid are addressed and our society thoroughly democratized."
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"Those South Africans who berate me for being loyal to our friends, literally they can go and throw themselves into a pool. I am not going to betray the trust of those who helped us."
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"Press Freedom will never be under threat in South Africa for as long as the ANC is the majority party"
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"Poetry cannot block a bullet or still a sjambok, but it can bear witness to brutality-thereby cultivating a flower in a graveyard."
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"Our children are the rock on which our future will be built, our greatest asset as a nation"
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"The truth is we are not yet free; we have merely achieved the freedom to be free."
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"I cannot overemphasise the value we place on a free, independent and outspoken press"
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"Children are the most important asset in a country. For them to become that asset, they must receive education and love from their parents."
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"Only 50 years ago persons with intellectual disabilities were scorned, isolated and neglected. Today, they are able to attend school, become employed and assimilate into their local community."
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