No Power On This Earth Can Destroy

To Go To Prison Because Of Your Convictions And Be Prepared To Suffer For What You Believe In, Is Something Worthwhile. It Is An Achievement For A Man To Do His Duty On Earth Irrespective Of The Consequences.

The Habit Of Attending To Small Things And Of Appreciating Small Courtesies Is One Of The Important Marks Of A Good Person.

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.

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.

I Watched, Along With All Of You, As The Tens Of Thousands Of Our People Stood Patiently In Long Queues For Many Hours. Some Sleeping On The Open Ground Overnight Waiting To Cast This Momentous Vote.