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Children Quotes by Nelson Mandela

48 Children quotes by Nelson Mandela

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Nelson Mandela says children deserve a life free from violence and fear. He believes education is the engine that can lift a peasant’s child to become a doctor or a miner’s son to a leader. He also calls for every child in Africa to be immunized, so health becomes a right for all.

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“a child is born free”

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Greece is the mother of democracy and South Africa is its youngest daughter

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“I loved it in the unconditional way that children love their first home.”

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No child in Africa, and in fact anywhere in the world, should be denied education.

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Each of us, as citizens, has a role to play in creating a better world for our children

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Give a child love, laughter and peace, not AIDS.

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Teach the children that Africans are not one iota inferior to Europeans.

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Disabled children are equally entitled to an exciting and brilliant future.

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Few things make the life of a parent more rewarding and sweet as successful children.

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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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Children are the most important asset in a country. For them to become that asset, they must receive education and love from…

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Educating all of our children must be one of our most urgent priorities. We all know that education, more than anything else,…

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It is not beyond our power to create a world in which all children have access to a good education.

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Our children are our greatest treasure. They are our future. Those who abuse them tear at the fabric of our society and…

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Our children are the rock on which our future will be built, our greatest asset as a nation

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The Children's Hospital will be a credible demonstration of the commitment of African leaders to place the rights of children at the…

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We owe our children – the most vulnerable citizens in any society – a life free from violence and fear.

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The suffering inflicted, and more often than not on the most vulnerable sectors of society, demeans all of us as humanity. That…

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The time will come when our nation will honour the memory of all the sons, the daughters, the mothers, the fathers, the…

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We understand and promote the notion that while children need to be guided they also have an entrenched right to be whatever…

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Our children are the rock on which our future will be built, our greatest asset as a nation. They will be the…

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What we did was to try and exploit that spirit [the idea of giving], which was there even before I approached individual…

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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…

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If we do not do something to prevent it, Africa's animals, and the places in which they live, will be lost to…

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It always gives me great pleasure to be surrounded by the beautiful children of our land. Whenever I am with the energetic…

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Like all Xhosa children, I acquired knowledge mainly through observation. We were meant to learn through imitation and emulation, not through questions.…

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Apartheid is a crime against humanity. Israel has deprived millions of Palestinians of their liberty and property. It has perpetuated a system…

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At the southern tip of the continent, a rich reward is in the making, an invaluable gift is in the preparation, for…

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i love playing and chatting with children...feeding and putting them to bed with a little story, and being away from the family…

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“Education is the great engine of personal development. It is through education that the daughter of a peasant can become a doctor,…

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The true character of a society is revealed in how it treats its children.

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It is through education that the daughter of a peasant can become a doctor.

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We shall immunize every child in Africa to get rid of this terrible disease forever.

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History will judge us by the difference we make in the everyday lives of children.

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It is my deepest conviction that the children should be seen and heard as our most treasured assets.

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Together as a nation, we have the obligation to put sunshine into the hearts of our little ones. They are our precious…

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It is my greatest wish that the Children’s Fund should continue to be a beacon of hope and light.

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I love playing and chatting with children...feed ing and putting them to bed with a little story, and being away from the…

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I really wanted to retire and rest and spend more time with my children, my grandchildren and of course with my wife.

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Our freedom is also incomplete, dear compatriots, as long as we are denied our security by criminals who prey on our communities,…

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