What most of us recognized in South Africa, at the very last moment, was just how much we needed one another. We realized that violent confrontation promised only destruction and a long life of shared misery.
speech graduation empathy
Njabulo S. Ndebele
Wesleyan University Commencement 2004, 2004
They discovered that being 'tough' was not so much about going to war, but about choosing to avoid it.
speech graduation courage
Njabulo S. Ndebele
Wesleyan University Commencement 2004, 2004
The world needs a leading nation, or group of nations, that can reassure, inspire hope, and offer fresh perspectives and new directions.
speech graduation leadership
Njabulo S. Ndebele
Wesleyan University Commencement 2004, 2004