When I first met Mandela, we did not discuss anything of substance; we just felt each other out. He spent a long time expressing his admiration for the Boer generals and how ingenious they were during the Anglo-Boer war. — F. W. de Klerk Copy Share Image
I felt a sense of fulfillment that an action plan, which I'd laid on the table on the 2nd of February 1990, had been fulfilled, had been properly implemented within the time frame which I envisaged. — F. W. de Klerk Copy Share Image
When I talk about the end of apartheid, I prefer not to claim the honor that I have ended it. — F. W. de Klerk Copy Share Image
You cannot say we are a healthy, dynamic democracy when one party wins almost two-thirds of the vote. — F. W. de Klerk Copy Share Image
What I haven't apologised for is the original concept of seeking to bring justice to all South Africans through the concept of nation states. — F. W. de Klerk Copy Share Image
The question that we must ask is whether we are making progress toward the goal of universal peace. Or are we caught up on… — F. W. de Klerk Copy Share Image
It was an honour for me to have been able to work with Mr. Mandela in the process that led to the adoption of… — F. W. de Klerk Copy Share Image
When I first met Mandela, we did not discuss anything of substance; we just felt each other out. He spent a long time expressing… — F. W. de Klerk Copy Share Image
The ANC party from time to time comes with legislation which, if accepted and if not nullified by the constitution of court, would have… — F. W. de Klerk Copy Share Image
I have made the most profound apology in front of the Truth Commission and on other occasions about the injustices which were wrought by… — F. W. de Klerk Copy Share Image
Above all, we owe it to the children of the world to stop the conflicts and to create new horizons for them. — F. W. de Klerk Copy Share Image
The relationship between me and President Mandela right at the beginning was not a very well-established relationship. It was based on two meetings. — F. W. de Klerk Copy Share Image
The government that came into power after the April 1994 elections was going to need a budget. It was drafted by our finance minister,… — F. W. de Klerk Copy Share Image
