There Is Nothing I Fear More Than

Freedom Is Meaningless If People Cannot Put Food In Their Stomachs, If They Can Have No Shelter, If Illiteracy And Disease Continue To Dog Them.

The Time Will Come When Our Nation Will Honour The Memory Of All The Sons, The Daughters, The Mothers, The Fathers, The Youth And The Children Who, By Their Thoughts And Deeds, Gave Us The Right To Assert With Pride That We Are South Africans, That We Are Africans, And That We Are Citizens Of The World.

One Effect Of Sustained Conflict Is To Narrow Our Vision Of What Is Possible. Time And Time Again, Conflicts Are Resolved Through Shifts That Were Unimaginable At The Start.

In Its Proper Meaning Equality Before The Law Means The Right To Participate In The Making Of The Laws By Which One Is Governed, A Constitution Which Guarantees Democratic Rights To All Sections Of The Population, The Right To Approach The Court For Protection Or Relief In The Case Of The Violation Of Rights Guaranteed In The Constitution, And The Right To Take Part In The Administration Of Justice As Judges, Magistrates, Attorneys-general, Law Advisers And Similar Positions.

Why Is It That In This Courtroom I Face A White Magistrate, Am Confronted By A White Prosecutor And Escorted Into The Dock By A White Orderly? Can Anyone Honestly And Seriously Suggest That In This Type Of Atmosphere The Scales Of Justice Are Evenly Balanced?