I Always Knew That Someday

I Watched, Along With All Of You, As The Tens Of Thousands Of Our People Stood Patiently In Long Queues For Many Hours. Some Sleeping On The Open Ground Overnight Waiting To Cast This Momentous Vote.

There Is Little Favorable To Be Said About Poverty, But It Was Often An Incubator Of True Friendship. Many People Will Appear To Befriend You When You Are Wealthy, But Precious Few Will Do The Same When You Are Poor. If Wealth Is A Magnet, Poverty Is A Kind Of Repellent. Yet, Poverty Often Brings Out The True Generosity In Others.

Let Us Not Be Tempted By Those Who Try To Find The Unique Qualities In A Particular Group. In This Case, Among South Africa Indigenous People, It Reflected What Has Been Evidenced Throughout The World.

History And The Generations To Come Will Judge Our Leaders By The Decisions They Make In The Coming Weeks.

There Is A Universal Respect And Even Admiration For Those Who Are Humble And Simple By Nature, And Who Have Absolute Confidence In All Human Beings Irrespective Of Their Social Status.