It was of limited usefulness to head great rallies. The government did not listen, and, soon enough, the tear gas and the muzzles of the guns were turned against the people. The justice of our cries went unrecognized. — Oliver Tambo Copy Share Image
If apartheid is removed, then the violence that is necessary to maintain it will be removed along with the pressures from apartheid which create… — Oliver Tambo Copy Share Image
We have a vision of South Africa in which black and white shall live and work together as equals in conditions of peace and… — Oliver Tambo Copy Share Image
Mandela drafted the M Plan, a simple, commonsense plan for organization on a street basis so that Congress volunteers would be in daily touch… — Oliver Tambo Copy Share Image
The violence associated with the A.N.C. is minimal, infinitesimal next to the violence of the apartheid regime. — Oliver Tambo Copy Share Image
How can it be said we should use only constitutional means in our struggle, when all resistance is illegal and we have no way… — Oliver Tambo Copy Share Image
I am convinced that the world-wide protests during the Rivonia trial saved Mandela and his fellow-accused from a death sentence. But in South Africa,… — Oliver Tambo Copy Share Image
Whites, like ourselves, belong to our country. They are compatriots, fellow citizens... we see them as Africans. — Oliver Tambo Copy Share Image
The popularity of leaders like Mandela was an invitation to counter-attack by the government. Mandela was banned from speaking, from attending gatherings, from leaving… — Oliver Tambo Copy Share Image
Using the power you derive from the discovery of the truth about racism in South Africa, you will help us to remake our part… — Oliver Tambo Copy Share Image
My sister had some ailment and convulsions that she suffered from, and she had been sent to some place to go and get healed… — Oliver Tambo Copy Share Image
