History Will Surely Judge Us

My Time In Prison Only Deepened My Resolve Against Apartheid. Even While I Was In Prison, I Fought Against It, Teaching My Cellmates About White Supremacy And How To Fight Against It.

There Is Little Favorable To Be Said About Poverty, But It Was Often An Incubator Of True Friendship.

We Must Also Know That Even Before Liberation In 1994 There [in South Africa] Were People With Resources Who Tried To Share With Those Who Were Deprived.

I Am Fundamentally An Optimist. Whether That Comes From Nature Or Nurture, I Cannot Say. Part Of Being Optimistic Is Keeping One's Head Pointed Toward The Sun, One's Feet Moving Forward. There Were Many Dark Moments When My Faith In Humanity Was Sorely Tested, But I Would Not And Could Not Give Myself Up To Despair. That Way Lays Defeat And Death.

Thinking Too Well Of People Often Allows Them To Be Better Than They Otherwise Would.