Gloom and despondency have never defeated adversity. Trying times need courage and resilience. Our strength as a people is not tested during the best of times.

Source: Address to the nation by South African President Thabo Mbeki, 21 September 2008. Complete Sentence: I thank all of you, fellow South Africans, for these messages. To everyone, and responding to these messages, I would like to say that gloom and despondency have never defeated adversity. Trying times need courage and resilience. Our strength Read More…