Mangosuthu Buthelezi Quotes
"South Africa is blessed to have women and men like yourselves who have little to give but give what you have with open hands and open hearts."
- Mangosuthu Buthelezi
(Related: Men, Women, Open)
"AIDS is the biggest challenge, the major disaster facing this country and we would have wished for something more specific and far-reaching."
- Mangosuthu Buthelezi
(Related: Challenge, Country, Disaster)
"Well, surely, I am not in charge of South Africa."
- Mangosuthu Buthelezi
"We have our own history, our own language, our own culture. But our destiny is also tied up with the destinies of other people - history has made us all South Africans."
- Mangosuthu Buthelezi
(Related: History, People, Culture, Destiny, Language)
"We are here because we are determined to offer the people of the Western Cape choices which are long overdue."
- Mangosuthu Buthelezi
(Related: People, Choices)
"The politics of the Cape Town Metro, which allows an executive Mayoral committee to make secret decisions which affect you, behind closed doors, is wrong!"
- Mangosuthu Buthelezi
(Related: Politics, Committee, Decisions)
"The candidates before you know that the IFP has set up a system of deployed IFP national and provincial leaders who are not only monitoring the performance of candidates during these elections but will also do so after these elections."
- Mangosuthu Buthelezi
(Related: Performance, Elections, Leaders, Will)
"So long as the Zulu people are here, clearly I will still have a role to play in this country."
- Mangosuthu Buthelezi
(Related: People, Country, Play, Will)
"Personally, I believe in self-determination, but in the context of one South Africa - so that my self-determination is based in this region, and with my people."
- Mangosuthu Buthelezi
(Related: People, Self)
"Others may make you promises, once again, and then election after election not deliver. We will not do this."
- Mangosuthu Buthelezi
(Related: May, Promises, Will)
"My people have been sucked into the violence because some feel they have to retaliate, and some feel they have to protect themselves."
- Mangosuthu Buthelezi
(Related: People, Violence)
"My party is committed to a federation."
- Mangosuthu Buthelezi
(Related: Party)
"And the basis on which we agreed to operate with them involved a manifesto, where it states that we proceed from different ideologies and policies. One thing that we insisted on was that they should take an oath to reject racism and discrimination."
- Mangosuthu Buthelezi
(Related: Discrimination, Racism, states)
"The IFP is here to put into practice what we preach."
- Mangosuthu Buthelezi
(Related: Practice)
"All of our forebears contributed to what South Africa has become. That does not, however, mean that I must apologize to anyone for being born a Zulu, or for having that culture."
- Mangosuthu Buthelezi
(Related: Being, Culture)
"In Hanover Park they highlighted the terrible plight of backyard dwellers and the fact that year after year nothing has been done to help you: the hope and despair you all live with every day."
- Mangosuthu Buthelezi
(Related: Hope, Day, Despair, Fact, Help, Nothing)
"Clearly you need a new team to go out to bat on your behalf; to fight for your rights and to report back to you personally and to the leadership of the IFP."
- Mangosuthu Buthelezi
(Related: Leadership, Fight, Rights)
"For our white members, voting is something they have done for hundreds of years. But for us, it is not such a traumatic thing, because we have never participated in an election."
- Mangosuthu Buthelezi
(Related: Voting, Years)
"I am not the kind of leader who pontificates about what should be done - I don't operate on scenarios, and I am not a prophet."
- Mangosuthu Buthelezi
(Related: Leader)
"I have always believed in dialogue and in nonviolence, and if you look at my background you will see that it has always been my policy to talk to everyone."
- Mangosuthu Buthelezi
(Related: Policy, Nonviolence, Talk, Will)
"I have been in America only once since Mr. Clinton became your president - as a speaker at the United Nations."
- Mangosuthu Buthelezi
(Related: America, Nations, President, United)
"I was proud to call Dr Rupert a friend. He was always a wonderful source of support and kindness."
- Mangosuthu Buthelezi
(Related: Friend, Kindness, Support)
"I remain your servant and I will do as you ask of me."
- Mangosuthu Buthelezi
(Related: Will)