We owe this to the countless men, women and children across generations who carried this anthem in their hearts, in the face of bullets and the hangman's noose,

There are so many men and women who hold no distinctive positions but whose contribution towards the development of society has been enormous.

Only free men can negotiate; prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedom and mine cannot be separated.

That was one of the things that worried me - to be raised to the position of a semi-god - because then you are no longer a human being. I wanted to be known as Mandela, a man with weaknesses, some of which are fundamental, and a man who is committed,

There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children.

Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear.