Racism Is A Blight On The Human

At The Meeting I Argued That The State Had Given Us No Alternative To Violence. I Said It Was Wrong And Immoral To Subject Our People To Armed Attacks By The State Without Offering Them Some Kind Of Alternative. I Mentioned Again That People On Their Own Had Taken Up Arms. Violence Would Begin Whether We Initiated It Or Not. Would It Not Be Better To Guide This Violence Ourselves, According To Principles Where We Saved Lives By Attacking Symbols Of Oppression, And Not People? If We Did Not Take The Lead Now, I Said, We Would Soon Be Latecomers And Followers To A Movement We Did Not Control.

We Have Introduced Equity Into Our Life, Including A Uniform Educational System. We Have Also Introduced A Bill Of Rights, Which Is Not Just A Piece Of Paper, But A Living Document Because We Have Created Structures That Are Totally Independent Of The Government And That Can Overrule The Government, Even The President.

There Are Many People In South Africa Who Are Rich And Who Can Share Those Riches With Those Not So Fortunate Who Have Not Been Able To Conquer Poverty.

I Never Think Of The Time I Have Lost. I Just Carry Out A Programme Because It's There. It's Mapped Out For Me.

There Is No Easy Walk To Freedom Anywhere, And Many Of Us Will Have To Pass Through The Valley Of The Shadow Of Death Again And Again Before We Reach The Mountaintop Of Our Desires.