In Prison, Illusions Can Offer Comfort.

As Long As Poverty, Injustice And Gross Inequality Persist In Our World, None Of Us Can Truly Rest.

I Do Not Deny That I Planned Sabotage. I Did Not Plan It In A Spirit Of Recklessness Nor Because I Have Any Love Of Violence. I Planned It As A Result Of A Calm And Sober Assessment Of The Political Situation That Had Arisen After Many Years Of Tyranny, Exploitation And Oppression Of My People By The Whites.

No One Is Born Hating Another Person Because Of The Colour Of His Skin, Or His Background, Or His Religion.

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

I've Found That South Africa Has Produced Good Leaders. These Are People Who Realize That When There Is Danger, They Should Be In The Forefront And When There Is Victory To Be Celebrated, They Should Be In The Background, Allowing Their Colleagues And The Ordinary Civilians - The Man In The Street - To Rejoice And To Celebrate That Victory.