"The history of our country is not the history of any other country in the world which is either practicing advanced democracy or struggling to lay the foundation for democracy"

"The past actually happened but history is only what someone wrote down"

"Democracy is the art and science of running the circus from the monkey cage"

"History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon"

"Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people"

"History is a set of lies agreed upon"

"A lawyer without history or literature is a mechanic, a mere working mason; if he possesses some knowledge of these, he may venture to call himself an architect"

"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"

"Democracy is beautiful in theory; in practice it is a fallacy"

"Democracy is only a dream: it should be put in the same category as Arcadia, Santa Claus, and Heaven"

"It is humiliating to remain with our hands folded while others write history. It matters little who wins. To make a people great it is necessary to send them to battle even if you have to kick them in the pants. That is what I shall do"