Poetry Cannot Block A Bullet

We Have Triumphed In The Effort To Implant Hope In The Breasts Of The Millions Of Our People. We Enter Into A Covenant That We Shall Build The Society In Which All South Africans, Both Black And White, Will Be Able To Walk Tall, Without Any Fear In Their Hearts, Assured Of Their Inalienable Right To Human Dignity — A Rainbow Nation At Peace With Itself And The World.

For A Revolution Is Not Just A Question Of Pulling A Trigger; Its Purpose Is To Create A Fair Just Society

The Freedom We Enjoy Is A Richly Textured Gift Handcrafted By Ordinary Folk

In Judging Our Progress As Individuals We Tend To Concentrate On External Factors Such As One's Social Position, Influence And Popularity, Wealth And Standard Of Education... But Internal Factors May Be Even More Crucial In Assessing One's Development As A Human Being. Honesty, Sincerity, Simplicity, Humility, Pure Generosity, Absence Of Vanity, Readiness To Serve Others - Qualities Which Are Within Easy Reach Of Every Soul - Are The Foundation Of One's Spiritual Life.

I Pay Tribute To The Endless Heroism Of Youth.