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" When courts rule in our country, we have them as the final arbiter on matters in which we might not agree on. And that is an important pillar of our democracy. "

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" Somewhere in the depths of my soul is the connection my father had with his cattle, the hills of Khalavha, and his people. "

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" We remain a highly unequal society in which poverty and prosperity are still defined by race as well as gender. "

" We need to make sure that the ANC branches are strong, that they can lead the communities we live in. "

" We must be able to identify those who want divide our movement, and say, 'Not in our name.' We need to choose leaders that will not divide the ANC. "

" We have to have a good look at the Constitution. Let's determine where the shortcomings are. Then we can start talking of clauses. "

" We want to open spaces for young people to thrive in this economy, and that is why we said... when government buys commodities and services, we must have some set aside for young people. "

" We must stop the division among us. We must stop factionalism. We must embrace unity; we must embrace working together, because if we are divided, we will not be able to win in 2019. "

" It is not the function of the leader of government business to discipline members of the executive. "

" We must again carry the burden of our people and shoulder our commitment to leading them to the promised land. "

" The expropriation of land without compensation is envisaged as one of the measures that we will use to accelerate redistribution of land to black South Africans. "

" You can never have unity if you want things to go your way. "

" If we are to put a stop to corruption and state capture, those responsible must be brought to book. "

" Land is a very broad as well as a complex issue, and it has to be handled very delicately because around land, there is quite a lot of emotion. "

" People must respect our movement. "

" During the worst days of apartheid, we turned to the church for hope and courage as we fought a righteous struggle for a democratic, non-racial, non-sexist, just, and prosperous South Africa. "

" We must acknowledge that there are factions in our movements... We should not be telling lies to each other; we should tell the truth to each other with the view that there will be unity. "

" In working to end violence against women and children, we need to ensure that men are centrally involved. Men need to organise themselves in a sustained campaign against gender-based violence. "

" We are going to seek to improve the lives of our people on an ongoing basis, and since 1994, we have done precisely that. "

" It is important that South Africans of all political persuasions be represented in Parliament. "

" We need to mobilise our structures and our supporters to oppose state capture and corruption in whatever form it takes. "

" South Africa has not turned its back on human rights at all. "

" We say South Africa is an open country, and when people come here, we must deal with them with dignity and respect within the parameters of our Constitution. "

" Money has come to play a very bad role in the ANC; people's votes are bought, and patronage has become the order of the day. All those deviant tendencies need to be curbed. "

" If we are not honest, we are not going to be able to forge unity. "

" There are times when leadership needs to take a bold move forward. And there are times when the leadership needs to act on the basis of what the grass roots say. You need to have your political thermometer constantly in the political waters to know when to give leadership in what way. "

" We are building a country where a person's prospects are determined by their own initiative and hard work and not by the color of their skin, place of birth, gender, language, or income of their parents. "

" South Africa must come first in everything we do. "

" Because of their marginalised position in the economy, the mass of the workers carry the burdens of society. "

" We cannot effect meaningful change if we become complacent, if we become comfortable with our own positions in the status quo. "

" We are a nation that does not build walls. We do not believe in building walls. And that defines who we are. We are South Africans, and we do not subscribe to the building of walls. "