Tradition has it that whenever a group of people has tasted the lovely fruits of wealth, security, and prestige, it begins to find it more comfortable to believe in the obvious lie and accept that it alone is entitled to privilege.

In a bid for change, we have to take off our coats, be prepared to lose our comfort and security, our jobs and positions of prestige, and our families... A struggle without casualties is no struggle.

We do not want to be reminded that it is we, the indigenous people, who are poor and exploited in the land of our birth.

A people without a positive history is like a vehicle without an engine.

In time, we shall be in a position to bestow on South Africa the greatest possible gift - a more human face.

A 19th?century European in a comparable position would have needed extraordinary privilege ? such as royalty ? or extraordinary wealth. Europeans are fascinated with Lincoln because he didn't have either of those, and yet he had a genius for dealing with power and with the democratic process.