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" In my country we go to prison first and then become President. "

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" Never, never and never again shall it be that this beautiful land will again experience the oppression of one by another. "

" Intervention only works when the people concerned seem to be keen for peace. "

" After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb. "

" If the United States of America or Britain is having elections, they don't ask for observers from Africa or from Asia. But when we have elections, they want observers. "

" I was not a messiah, but an ordinary man who had become a leader because of extraordinary circumstances. "

" Leaders in all spheres who are living with HIV should be encouraged, not coerced, to lead by example and disclose their HIV status. "

" Sometimes, I feel like one who is on the sidelines, who has missed life itself. "

" Africans require, want, the franchise on the basis of one man one vote. They want political independence. "

" It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when you celebrate victory when nice things occur. You take the front line when there is danger. Then people will appreciate your leadership. "

" I have always regarded myself, in the first place, as an African patriot. "

" I can't pretend that I'm brave and that I can beat the whole world. "

" I have been influenced in my thinking by both west and east. "

" The United States has made serious mistakes in the conduct of its foreign affairs, which have had unfortunate repercussions long after the decisions were taken. "

" I was called a terrorist yesterday, but when I came out of jail, many people embraced me, including my enemies, and that is what I normally tell other people who say those who are struggling for liberation in their country are terrorists. "

" Our human compassion binds us the one to the other - not in pity or patronizingly, but as human beings who have learnt how to turn our common suffering into hope for the future. "

" I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear. "

" I stand here before you not as a prophet, but as a humble servant of you, the people. "

" Only free men can negotiate. A prisoner cannot enter into contracts. "

" Let there be work, bread, water and salt for all. "

" My son has died of AIDS. "

" We can't afford to be killing one another. "

" For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others. "

" Forget the past. "

" Running taught me valuable lessons. In cross-country competition, training counted more than intrinsic ability, and I could compensate for a lack of natural aptitude with diligence and discipline. I applied this in everything I did. "

" Communists have always played an active role in the fight by colonial countries for their freedom, because the short-term objects of Communism would always correspond with the long-term objects of freedom movements. "

" If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart. "

" Even if you have a terminal disease, you don't have to sit down and mope. Enjoy life and challenge the illness that you have. "

" Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. "

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" I dream of an Africa which is in peace with itself. "