Nelson Mandela: “One of the mistakes which some political analysts make is to think that their enemies should be our enemies.”

Yes, sanctions were helpful. But they would not have been sufficient if there were not a strong indigenous democratic movement in South Africa. Until you have that in Nigeria, sanctions will not help.

It always seems impossible until it’s done.

You can call it being political, or a moral question, but anybody who changes his principles depending on with whom he is dealing? That is not a man who can lead a nation.

I want everybody to come to the table, everybody to be a part of the new South Africa, everybody to vote.