The true character of a society is revealed in how it treats its children. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Teach the children that Africans are not one iota inferior to Europeans. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Disabled children are equally entitled to an exciting and brilliant future. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Few things make the life of a parent more rewarding and sweet as successful children. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
“I loved it in the unconditional way that children love their first home.” — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
No child in Africa, and in fact anywhere in the world, should be denied education. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Each of us, as citizens, has a role to play in creating a better world for our children — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
The Children's Hospital will be a credible demonstration of the commitment of African leaders to place the rights of children at the… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Educating all of our children must be one of our most urgent priorities. We all know that education, more than anything else,… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
It is not beyond our power to create a world in which all children have access to a good education. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Our children are our greatest treasure. They are our future. Those who abuse them tear at the fabric of our society and… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Our children are the rock on which our future will be built, our greatest asset as a nation — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Children are the most important asset in a country. For them to become that asset, they must receive education and love from… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Together as a nation, we have the obligation to put sunshine into the hearts of our little ones. They are our precious… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Without education, your children can never really meet the challenges they will face. So it's very important to give children education and… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
If we do not do something to prevent it, Africa's animals, and the places in which they live, will be lost to… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
It always gives me great pleasure to be surrounded by the beautiful children of our land. Whenever I am with the energetic… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Our children are the rock on which our future will be built, our greatest asset as a nation. They will be the… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
What we did was to try and exploit that spirit [the idea of giving], which was there even before I approached individual… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
We understand and promote the notion that while children need to be guided they also have an entrenched right to be whatever… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
The suffering inflicted, and more often than not on the most vulnerable sectors of society, demeans all of us as humanity. That… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
The time will come when our nation will honour the memory of all the sons, the daughters, the mothers, the fathers, the… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Like all Xhosa children, I acquired knowledge mainly through observation. We were meant to learn through imitation and emulation, not through questions.… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
At the southern tip of the continent, a rich reward is in the making, an invaluable gift is in the preparation, for… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
i love playing and chatting with children...feeding and putting them to bed with a little story, and being away from the family… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
“Education is the great engine of personal development. It is through education that the daughter of a peasant can become a doctor,… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Apartheid is a crime against humanity. Israel has deprived millions of Palestinians of their liberty and property. It has perpetuated a system… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Greece is the mother of democracy and South Africa is its youngest daughter — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
History will judge us by the difference we make in the everyday lives of children. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
We shall immunize every child in Africa to get rid of this terrible disease forever. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
It is through education that the daughter of a peasant can become a doctor. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
It is my greatest wish that the Children’s Fund should continue to be a beacon of hope and light. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
I really wanted to retire and rest and spend more time with my children, my grandchildren and of course with my wife. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
I love playing and chatting with children...feed ing and putting them to bed with a little story, and being away from the… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
It is my deepest conviction that the children should be seen and heard as our most treasured assets. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
We owe our children – the most vulnerable citizens in any society – a life free from violence and fear. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
It can be said that there are four basic and primary things that the mass of people in a society wish for:… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
We must work together to ensure the equitable distribution of wealth, opportunity and power in our society. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share
Especially for those of us who lived in single cells, you had the time to sit down and think, and we discovered that sitting… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share
If you don't allow people to contribute, to offer their point of view, or to criticize what has been put before them, then they… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share
As a leader... I have always endeavored to listen to what each and every person in a discussion had to say before venturing my… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share
Some of the mission groups that have been responsible for our education have not been part of the government. In fact, they acted contrary… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share
What he means by this is that instead of saying you'll "try", you need to "do". And as we let our light shine, we… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share
I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share
We need to exert ourselves that much more, and break out of the vicious cycle of dependence imposed on us by the financially powerful:… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share
“Prison is a still point in a turning world, and it is very easy to remain in the same place in jail while the… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share
A fundamental concern for others in our individual and community lives would go a long way in making the world the better place we… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share
I am aware of what the position is in the United States of America. If somebody gives to charity, then he gets a tax… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share
It is our duty to give support to the brother leader ... especially in regards to the sanctions which are not hitting just him,… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share
It was during those long and lonely years that my hunger for the freedom of our own people became a hunger for the freedom… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share