Negotiation Quotes

But the violence which we chose to adopt was not terrorism. We who formed Umkhonto were all members of the African National Congress, and had behind us the ANC tradition of non-violence and negotiation as a means of solving political disputes. We believe that South Africa belongs to all the people who live in it, and not to one group, be it black or white. We did not want an interracial war, and tried to avoid it to the last minute. If the Court is in doubt about this, it will be seen that the whole history of our organization bears out what I have said, and what I will subsequently say, when I describe the tactics which Umkhonto decided to adopt.

Negotiation and discussion are the greatest weapons we have for promoting peace and development.

If you are negotiating you must do so in a spirit of reconciliation, not from the point of view of issuing ultimatums.

No problem is so deep that it cannot be overcome, given the will of all parties, through discussion and negotiation rather than force and violence.

Our experience has taught us that with goodwill a negotiated solution can be found for even the most profound problems.

In any nonviolent campaign there are four basic steps: collection of the facts to determine whether injustices exist; negotiation; self purification; and direct action.

I've got a tiny little bit, which I got after about six months of I've got a tiny little bit, which I got after about six months of negotiation..