When I talk about the end of apartheid, I prefer not to claim the honor that I have ended it. F. W. de Klerk apartheidclaimend Change image and share on social
My predecessor, P. W. Botha, had an inner circle, and I did not like it. I preferred decisions to evolve out of cabinet discussions. That way, we achieved real co-ownership of our policies. F. W. de Klerk achievebothacabinet Change image and share on social
Above all, we owe it to the children of the world to stop the conflicts and to create new horizons for them. F. W. de Klerk childconflictcreate Change image and share on social
It was an honour for me to have been able to work with Mr. Mandela in the process that led to the adoption of the interim constitution and our first democratic elections in April 1994. F. W. de Klerk adoptionaprilconstitution Change image and share on social
When I first met Mandela, we did not discuss anything of substance; we just felt each other out. He spent a long time expressing his admiration for the Boer generals and how ingenious they were during the Anglo-Boer war. F. W. de Klerk admirationangloboer share on social
The question that we must ask is whether we are making progress toward the goal of universal peace. Or are we caught up on a treadmill of history, turning forever on the axle of mindless aggression and self-destruction? F. W. de Klerk aggressionaxlecatch share on social
I felt a sense of fulfillment that an action plan, which I'd laid on the table on the 2nd of February 1990, had been fulfilled, had been properly implemented within the time frame which I envisaged. F. W. de Klerk 2ndactionenvisage Change image and share on social
President Mandela was not a hands-on president at any time. F. W. de Klerk handmandelapresident Change image and share on social
For many years, I supported the concept of separate states. F. W. de Klerk conceptseparatestate Change image and share on social
