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.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
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.
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.
I feel no bond with South Africa, which is curious, since South Africa is where I was born.
At the outset, I want to say that the suggestion that the struggle in South Africa is under the influence of foreigners or communists is wholly incorrect. I have done whatever I did because of my experience in South Africa and my own proudly felt African background, and not because of what any outsider might have said.
When I talk about the end of apartheid, I prefer not to claim the honor that I have ended it.
Using the power you derive from the discovery of the truth about racism in South Africa, you will help us to remake our part of the world into a corner of the globe on which all - of which all of humanity can be proud.
I've seen so many screw-ups of representations of South Africa, and it makes me so angry every time.
South Africa belongs to all who live in it, black and white.
I have made the most profound apology in front of the Truth Commission and on other occasions about the injustices which were wrought by apartheid.
To all those who have drawn the inference from my words that Africa, as a continent, is somehow genetically inferior, I can only apologise unreservedly.