"Education must, be not only a transmission of culture but also a provider of alternative views of the world and a strengthener of the will to explore them"
"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"
"Without culture, and the relative freedom it implies, society, even when perfect, is but a jungle. This is why any authentic creation is a gift to the future"