One of his most famous quotes comes from a defiant speech he made in court during his Rivonia treason trial in 1964, in which he said: 
Moja ya nukuu zake inatoka katika hotuba yake ya kijeuri aliyoitoa mahakamani wakati wa Kesi maarufu ya Uhaini ya Rivonia mwaka 1964, ambapo alisema: