以長篇大論、武力、措辭強硬的措辭去否定客觀條件不會帶來大規模的行動或改變，只會為我們造成很大的傷害。
Long speeches, the shaking of fists, the banging of tables and strongly worded resolutions out of touch with the objective conditions do not bring about mass action and can do a great deal of harm to the organisation and the struggle we serve.
總統演說，也被稱為“沒有輕鬆的路能步向自由”講話。德蘭士瓦，南非非洲人國民大會德蘭士瓦大會，1953年9月21日
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS TO THE ANC TRANSVAAL CONGRESS, ALSO KNOWN AS THE ‘NO EASY WALK TO FREEDOM’ SPEECH, TRANSVAAL, SOUTH AFRICA, 21 SEPTEMBER 1953