We must be ready to dare all for our country. For history does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid.

If you want total security, go to prison. There you're fed, clothed, given medical care and so on. The only thing lacking... is freedom.

Our march to freedom is irreversible. We must not allow fear to stand in our way. Universal suffrage on a common voters' role in a united democratic and non-racial South Africa is the only way to peace and racial harmony.

Their dreams have become reality. Freedom is their reward.

We understand it still that there is no easy road to freedom. We know it well that none of us acting alone can achieve success.

The freedom we enjoy is a richly textured gift handcrafted by ordinary folk.