My own electorate, which I represented for 36 years as an anti-apartheid politician, had a considerable number of Jewish voters supporting me through….

[To the South African parliament:] I do not know why we equate - and with the examples before us - a white skin with civilization..

It is the answers, not the questions, that are embarrassing..

I stand for simple justice, equal opportunity and human rights. The indispensable elements in a democratic society - and well worth fighting for..

It is not my questions that embarrass South Africa – it is your answers..

I am provocative, and I admit this. It isn't as if I'm only on the receiving end, a poor, frail little creature. I can be thoroughly nasty when I get….

I can say unequivocally that the boycott does not work. It's never complete enough to have impact unless it's backed by force, and I don't think anyb….

The employment laws are completely unrealistic. You cannot overcome that in only 10 years. It will take at least another generation before young peop….

Debate is almost non-existent and no one is apparently accountable to anybody apart from their political party bosses. It is bad news for democracy i….

Perhaps the one comforting thought I got out of this whole disgusting affair was that over the years when the government was tapping my telephone, it….

It is increasingly hard for young white people to find jobs, and I can understand why white parents are worried about the future..

The immediate present belongs to the extremists, but the future belongs to the moderates..

When you teach, you learn..

Sometimes I manage to get conditions alleviated, often not..

This country is armed to the teeth, and none of these African states could begin to attack South Africa..

When you teach, you learn." "And I really don't go for religions of any kind. ...I reject them all....There were principles I thought were very impor….

All these stories are grist to the mill of the government because they build up a very useful war psychosis..

I used to be a fan of proportional representation, but I am not at all now I have seen it in action..