死亡是無法避免的東西。當一個人認為他完成了其對人民、對國家的責任，他可安息。
我相信我已做到這一點，我將獲得永恆的安息。
Death is something inevitable. When a man has done what he considers to be his duty to his people and his country, he can rest in peace. I believe I have made that effort and that is, therefore, why I will sleep for the eternity.
撰一個曼德拉紀錄片的採訪，1994年
FROM AN INTERVIEW FOR THE DOCUMENTARY MANDELA, 1994