" የሚለው የአብዮት ዘመን መፈክር ሕዝቡ የሉዓላዊ ሥልጣን ባለቤት መሆን እንደሚገባውና ማንም ኀይል ከሕግ በላይ ሆኖ የሕዝቡን መብት እንዳይደፈጥጥ የሚያስገነዝብ ነበር።
For South Africans, the jailing of the former president ought to have been seen as a practical demonstration of the supremacy of the rule of law and that no one is above the law, and that the rule of law must prevail over any individual in the society.