Helen Suzman

"You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty."

"I was not prepared to accept the way things were; I was determined to change them."

"One cannot be deeply responsive to the world without being saddened very often."

"The great tradition of parliamentary government requires great parliamentary men."

"Freedom is not something that one people can give to another as a present. It is a thing that each people must win for itself."

"I believe that one person can make a difference."

"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear."

"To know what is right and not to do it is the worst cowardice."

"Democracy is not a spectator sport."

"I have always believed that the basic decencies are more important than constitutions or laws."

"One must never, for whatever reason, turn one's back on life."

"The most important thing is to be true to yourself."

"I stand by the principle that apartheid is morally indefensible."

"Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time."

"Silence in the face of injustice is complicity."

"You cannot love your country without loving your countrymen."

"The pursuit of justice requires constant vigilance."

"I have always fought for human dignity and respect."

"Democracy thrives when people participate in the process."

"One person with passion is better than forty people merely interested."

"The measure of a person's character is what they would do if they knew they would never be found out."

"I believe in standing up for what is right, even when standing alone."

"History will judge us by how we treat the weakest among us."

"Freedom is a responsibility as much as it is a right."

"To be silent is to be complicit in the face of evil."

"Education is the most powerful weapon for change."

"I have devoted my life to the pursuit of justice and equality."

"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."

"We must stand together for the common good."

"I am not afraid to speak the truth, regardless of the consequences."