History Thabo Mbeki Quotes & Sayings

It is difficult to discuss history, and more difficult to talk about now, today, even simple things. — Thabo Mbeki

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. — Thabo Mbeki

The issue of racism and racial prejudice is very, very difficult to discuss. It is difficult to discuss the history of apartheid - many people have made the observation that it is very, very difficult to find anybody in South Africa who ever supported apartheid: because everybody was opposed to that; it was against our will and so on. — Thabo Mbeki

For the first time in human history, society has the capacity, the knowledge and the resources to eradicate poverty — Thabo Mbeki