South African - Politician | November 17, 1952 -
Somewhere in the depths of my soul is the connection my father had with his cattle, the hills of Khalavha, and his people.
Cyril Ramaphosa
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We are building a country where a person's prospects are determined by their own initiative and hard work and not by the color of their skin, place of birth, gender, language, or income of their parents.
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Nobody, no family, is above the law.
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As members of the executive, we are accountable to Parliament.
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It is not the function of the leader of government business to discipline members of the executive.
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No man is born believing that he has dominion over women. Instead, this view is handed down from generation to generation and amplified through social custom, culture, and popular media.
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All our policies must be measured by the extent to which they contribute to job creation. Policies that do not create jobs - or that threaten jobs - must be reviewed and revised.
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South Africa has not turned its back on human rights at all.
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We are a nation that does not build walls. We do not believe in building walls. And that defines who we are. We are South Africans, and we do not subscribe to the building of walls.
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We say South Africa is an open country, and when people come here, we must deal with them with dignity and respect within the parameters of our Constitution.
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When courts rule in our country, we have them as the final arbiter on matters in which we might not agree on. And that is an important pillar of our democracy.
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Whenever you go through the length and breadth of our country... you see a long face: you will see the long face of an African woman because she's black, because she's poor.
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