Tony Leon Quotations

We need to match the promises of the Constitution with action; action which enables women to be free from fear, and which gives them proper access to public healthcare, public education and economic opportunity.

Only the DP has the guts to stand up to the ANC.

But an ordinary reading of his remarks on the occasion - as well as camera footage of the conference - clearly indicated he was making an accusation of sabotage. He is even shown clearly using the word 'sabotage'.

Fortunately we were not hit, but there was a lot of volatility. People are understandably and justifiably angry.

Today local government is in a state of crisis. If we continue this way, South Africa will fail.

He could do worse than to go to Delmas to see how his own government has failed its own people in its own backyard.

I think voters are repulsed by the floor-crossers who took away their democratic mandate and this is an opportunity to make it right.

Someone is going to get left behind who can beat a Division II or Division IV kid.

We must promote patriotism, but we can never again allow South African children to be forced to submit to the degrading dogma of racial nationalism.

We offer Afrikaans-speaking voters a chance to stand alongside other South Africans as equals, a chance to be a part of building a new nation, a chance to be part of a proud, non-racial, growing party.

When change does not happen and bread and butter issues tackled -- people become cynical and disillusioned.

We have shown the world that South Africa is not among those nations who allow corruption to unravel the fabric of their country's soul.

We will help the poor. We will stop corruption. We will accelerate delivery.

You cannot have a constitutional democracy with the National Intelligence Agency behaving in this fashion.

We always knew we had a tough program. We knew we couldn't look past any of these teams. We knew we had the potential. Our guys left it all on the mat.

I sincerely hope that people will vote on the issues, because if they do, the Democratic Alliance will do very well.

They say they are going to stop corruption at the ANC ... crocodiles are going to become vegetarians.

This is the legacy of 45 years of National Party rule... Now is the time for a new government that has the will and the support of the majority to address the imbalances created by the apartheid system,

A climate of fear has been allowed to develop where parents are too scared to let their children attend school and of allowing them to play outside.

It is time to clear the air, punish the guilty and protect the whistleblowers.

The big men and women of government live in a safe and luxurious bubble and have no idea what ordinary South Africans go through every day.

No more back-door tenders. No more closed-door meetings. We are going to open all portfolio committees, executive committees and council meetings to the media and the public.

If you vote ANC, you get failed delivery and corruption. Voting for a third party is the same as voting ANC. And if you don't vote, you get the government you deserve.

It has failed to provide coverage of most DA events since the launch of our campaign in Durban on January 15.

Greater emphasis should be paid to expanding employment and improving education, for these are the only factors that guarantee the success of black South Africans in the long run.

The inevitable upshot is increased voter apathy and disengagement with the political process.

And like a cancer, corruption and mismanagement are destroying delivery, spreading to every level of government.

The good and great thing about NEPAD is it actually says here we are, we're standing on our own two feet as Africans. We are prepared to engage the world on the terms of the world.