Max Sisulu led a national assembly comprised of various political parties, each harboring different political interests. Yet, he managed to allow each one to have a voice. In 2009 when then-President Jacob Zuma was accused of deceiving parliament about the expenses used to upgrade his residence, the opposition parties demanded a parliamentary investigation. Max went on to act decisively, ensuring that the rule of law was upheld in conjunction with the principles of the constitution. It's a constitution that assures every South African of equal opportunities, a better, just, and free society, one devoid of corruption and economic deprivation. These are principles that Max and his forebears dedicated their lives towards achieving. He believed that: “the importance of institutions of democracy needs to be protected, because once you destroy the institutions that we created, then clearly, you know you are destroying the foundations of our democracy and freedom. We nearly died for freedom. Why do we destroy it after democracy? it doesn’t make sense.”