When I first met Mandela, we did not discuss anything of substance; we just felt each other out. He spent a long… — 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,… — F. W. de Klerk Copy Share Image
It was fortunate in looking back for South Africa and its entire people that Mandela and I found it possible to work… — 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,… — 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
