We had to forge an alliance of strength based not on colour but on commitment to the total abolition of apartheid and oppression; we would seek allies, of whatever colour, as long as they were totally agreed on our liberation aims. Oliver Tambo Read Quote
Responsibility for the proper conduct of children was not confined to their parents only. When they misbehaved, they misbehaved against the community. And a senior member of the community was expected to do something about it. Oliver Tambo Read Quote
Mandela drafted the M Plan, a simple, commonsense plan for organization on a street basis so that Congress volunteers would be in daily touch with the people, alert to their needs and able to mobilize them. Oliver Tambo Read Quote
It is often suggested that the A.N.C. is controlled by the Communist Party, by Communists. Well, I have been long enough in the A.N.C. to know that that has never been true. Oliver Tambo Read Quote
The land on which the cattle grazed was communal property. It was owned by no one. It was nobody’s private farm. It was the common property of the people, shared by the people. So the practice of sharing was central to the concept of ownership of property. Oliver Tambo Read Quote
It was always my desire to strike new ground and help to lend weight where it was most required. Oliver Tambo Read Quote
The more pressure you bring from without, the less internal pressure is necessary. Oliver Tambo Read Quote