Let Us Not Be Tempted By Those

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.

When I Went To Jail, I Was A Trained Lawyer. And When The Wardens Received Letters Of Demands Or Summonses, They Didn't Have The Resources To Go To An Attorney To Help Them. I Would Help Them Settle Their Cases, So They Became Attached To Me And The Other Prisoners.

After Climbing A Great Hill, One Only Finds That There Are Many More Hills To Climb. I Can Rest Only For A Moment, For With Freedom Come Responsibilities, And I Dare Not Linger, For My Long Walk Is Not Yet Ended.

If The Anc Does To You What The Apartheid Government Did To You, Then You Must Do To The Anc What You Did To The Apartheid Government.

There Are Leaders Who Know That However Furious The Debate, There Are Good Men And Women In All Population Groups - Amongst Blacks, Amongst Whites, And Amongst Afrikaans And English Speaking People.