"Half a century ago in this court I was sworn in as the Member of Parliament for George. And here I am today … I am not better than General De Wet. I am not better than President Steyn. Like them I stand firm in my principles. I can do no different. So help me God."

“The acceptance of vertical differentiation with the built-in principle of self-determination must apply on as many levels as possible.”

“The white people who came here lived at a very much higher standard than the indigenous peoples, and with a very rich tradition which they brought with them from Europe.”

“I am sick and tired of the hollow parrot-cry of “Apartheid!” I’ve said many times that the word “Apartheid” means good neighbourliness.”

“Because you could not translate the word apartheid into the more universal language of English, the wrong connotation was given to it.”

“Nelson Mandela can rot in prison until he dies or I die, whichever takes longer.”

“We do not want chaos in South Africa.”