I detest racialism, because I regard it as a barbaric thing, whether it comes from a black man or a white man.

I detest racialism, because I regard it as a barbaric thing, whether it comes from a black man or a white man

As an attorney, I could be rather flamboyant in court. I did not act as though I were a black man in a white man's court, but as if everyone else - white and black - was a guest in my court. When trying a case, I often made sweeping gestures and used high-flown language.

I was not a messiah, but an ordinary man who had become a leader because of extraordinary circumstances.

There is no such thing as part freedom.

I have never cared very much for personal prizes. A man does not become a freedom fighter in the hope of winning awards, but when I was notified that I had won the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize jointly with Mr de Klerk, I was deeply moved. The Nobel Peace P