Thabo Mbeki Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“The concern around probable questions, which in a sense have been hidden, will grow around the world and the matter is critical, the reason we are doing all this is so we can respond correctly to what is reported to be a major catastrophe on the African continent.”

“As a consequence of the victories we have registered during our first ten years of freedom, we have laid a firm foundation for the new advances we must and will make during the next decade.”

“If you sit in a position where decisions that you take would have a serious effect on people, you can't ignore a lot of experience around the world which says this drug has these negative effects.”

“The people of Zimbabwe have a responsibility to ensure that the government that they elected behaves properly.”

“The poor prey on one another because their lives offer no hope and communicate the tragic message to these human beings that they have no possibility to attain a decent standard of living.”

“We are not being arrogant or complacent when we are said that our country, as a united nation, has never in its entire history, enjoyed such a confluence of encouraging possibilities.”

“We will continue to count on your unwavering support and commitment to working with leaders of our continent in bringing about the desired renaissance of Africa.”

“We've had a long wrangle with the pharmaceutical industry about parallel imports, and what we were saying is we want to make medicines and drugs as affordable as a possible to what is largely a poor population.”

“South Africa was to evolve into the most pernicious example of the criminal practise of colonial and white minority domination.”

“It's very worrying at this time in the world that any point of view should be prohibited, that's banned, there are heretics that should be burned at the stake.”