“It is difficult for me to imagine what "personal liberty" the unemployed can have who go hungry and cannot find utilization of their labor.”

“To slacken the tempo...would mean falling behind. And those who fall behind get beaten.”

“There are on occasions, as we know, when resources are abundant, but they are expended so incompetently that the advantage is nullified.”

“This creature softened my heart of stone. She died and with her died my last warm feelings for humanity.”

“The rich experience of history teaches that up to now not a single class has voluntarily made way for another class.”

“We can't win a war, but we can win an election.”

“The first election in which all South Africans took part was in April, 1994. There were long queues [lines] of employers and employees, black and white. In the sense of Africans, Coloreds and Indians - when I talk about blacks, I mean those three. Blacks and whites mingled to vote without any hitches. Many people would have expected a great deal of tension, clashes and violence, but it did not occur.”

“I voted for you during your last election.”