Nelson Mandela Quotes
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There must be an end to white monopoly on political power, and a fundamental restructuring of our political and economic systems to ensure that the inequalities of apartheid are addressed and our society thoroughly democratized.
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We dedicate this day to all the heroes and heroines in this country and the rest of the world who sacrificed in many ways and surrendered their lives so that we could be free. Their dreams have become reality. Freedom is their reward.
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I stand here before you not as a prophet, but as a humble servant of you, the people.
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At the outset, I want to say that the suggestion that the struggle in South Africa is under the influence of foreigners or communists is wholly incorrect. I have done whatever I did because of my experience in South Africa and my own proudly felt African background, and not because of what any outsider might have said.
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We stand here today as nothing more than a representative of the millions of our people who dared to rise up against a social system whose very essence is war, violence, racism, oppression, repression and the impoverishment of an entire people.
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Forget the past.
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It always seems impossible until it's done.
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When I came to Johannesburg from the countryside, I knew nobody, but many strangers were very kind to me. I then was dragged into politics, and then, subsequently, I became a lawyer.
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I can't pretend that I'm brave and that I can beat the whole world.
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Give a child love, laughter and peace, not AIDS.
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There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children.
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I was not a messiah, but an ordinary man who had become a leader because of extraordinary circumstances.
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I cannot say for certain if there is such a thing as love at first sight, but I do know that the moment I first glimpsed Winnie Nomzamo, I knew that I wanted to have her as my wife.
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Sabotage did not involve loss of life, and it offered the best hope for future race relations. Bitterness would be kept to a minimum and, if the policy bore fruit, democratic government could become a reality.
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There is nothing I fear more than waking up without a program that will help me bring a little happiness to those with no resources, those who are poor, illiterate, and ridden with terminal disease.
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There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.
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Let each know that for each the body, the mind and the soul have been freed to fulfill themselves.
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I like friends who have independent minds because they tend to make you see problems from all angles.
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Before I went to jail, I was active in politics as a member of South Africa's leading organization - and I was generally busy from 7 A.M. until midnight. I never had time to sit and think.
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When a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw.
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When the history of our times is written, will we be remembered as the generation that turned our backs in a moment of global crisis or will it be recorded that we did the right thing?
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Without education, your children can never really meet the challenges they will face. So it's very important to give children education and explain that they should play a role for their country.
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A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.
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No one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.