... we would allow Madiba, once again, to say to us, in his own way, that what South Africa needs is transformation into an inclusive society. I hope very much that he will be able to join us in the centenary celebrations for the transformation into an inclusive society. [Applause.]
What do I mean by that? I think we all understand what an inclusive society means. It's in the Constitution. It means a democratic participatory society, based on nonracial and nonsexism principles. That's what it means. I think we all understand - both sides of the House and all parties in the country - that we stand for an inclusive society.
The problem lies in the word "transformation". The ANC and Mandela have always had the view that transformation is central to the objectives of the ANC and the needs of the country. Transformation - it's in the Freedom Charter, it's enshrined there. It is in what Mandela said during the treason trial; what he said in his role as leader of uMkhonto weSizwe and so on.
Let me say that the way Mandela understands transformation and the way we understand transformation show that Mandela was never a soft-pedalling liberal. He was never a soft-pedalling liberal. When you talk about transformation, you talk about it as soft-pedalling liberals.
When we talk about transformation, it's a revolutionary notion of the transformation of South Africa from what it was to what it should be.
A week ago, a think tank which I shall not name, which is very close to business and to the DA, produced a document on the question of transformation.