We Must Also Know That Even Before

Do Not Judge Me By My Success, Judge Me By How Many Times I Fell Down And Got Back Up Again.

The Histories Of Our Two Peoples, Palestinian And South African, Correspond In Such Painful And Poignant Ways, That I Intensely Feel Myself Being At Home Amongst Compatriots

It Is What We Make Out Of What We Have, Not What We Are Given, That Separates One Person From Another.

When We Dehumanise And Demonise Our Opponents, We Abandon The Possibility Of Peacefully Resolving Our Differences, And Seek To Justify Violence Against Them.

Friends, Comrades And Fellow South Africans. I Greet You All In The Name Of Peace, Democracy And Freedom For All. I Stand Here Before You Not As A Prophet But As A Humble Servant Of You, The People. Your Tireless And Heroic Sacrifices Have Made It Possible For Me To Be Here Today. I Therefore Place The Remaining Years Of My Life In Your Hands.