With patient and firm determination we will press on until every valley of despair is exalted to new peaks of hope, until every mountain of pride and irrationality is made low by the leveling process of humility and compassion

The task at hand on will not be easy. But you have mandated us to change South Africa from a country in which the majority lived with little hope, to one in which they can live and work with dignity, with a sense of self-esteem and confidence in the future. The cornerstone of building a better life of opportunity, freedom and prosperity is the Reconstruction and Development Programme.

We're confident people will take to us, because although the camp image has already been established by people like Bowie and Bolan we are taking it to another level.

I dream of a young India that is not constrained by any limitations whatsoever. I want the youth of this country to lead a life filled with hope and opportunity.

It is through this lens of history that we should view the conflicts of today, and so give us hope for tomorrow.

Gratitude, respect and pride, these words sum up how I feel about the people of this country and the Commonwealth.