The true character of a society is revealed in how it treats its children. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
As long as many of our people still live in utter poverty, as long as children still live under plastic covers, as… — 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
My dream would be a multicultural society, one that is diverse and where every man, woman and child are treated equally. I… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
The private sector granted bursaries [scholarships] for the children of their workers. Some of them built homes for their workers. They had… — 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
It is through education that the daughter of a peasant can become a doctor. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
“I loved it in the unconditional way that children love their first home.” — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most… — 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Teach the children that Africans are not one iota inferior to Europeans. — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
“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 Image
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 Image
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