Nelson Mandela: “I want everybody to come to the table, everybody to be a part of the new South Africa, everybody to vote.”

What I tell other people who say those who are struggling for operation as a terrorist, I tell them that I was also a terrorist yesterday. But today, I'm admired by the very people who said I was one.

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.

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.

I am happy to know you. I hope that one day we shall have the opportunity to discuss the affairs of our country.