---
title: "7 Collectives Quotes By Nelson Mandela"
description: "7 Collectives quotes by Nelson Mandela. Plus more from Nelson Mandela and more Collectives sayings from other authors."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f0a/nelson-mandela-248_allow_if-you-don-t-allow-people-to-contribute_18774.jpg"
---

> [If you don't allow people to contribute, to offer their point of view, or to criticize what has been put before them,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/if-you-don-t-allow-people-to-contribute-to-offer-their-point-of-view/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f0a/nelson-mandela-248_allow_if-you-don-t-allow-people-to-contribute_18774.jpg)

> [We recall the joy and excitement of a nation that had found itself, the collective relief that we had stepped out of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/we-recall-the-joy-and-excitement-of-a-nation-that-had-found-itself/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f9/nelson-mandela-248_air_we-recall-the-joy-and-excitement-of-a-na_221432.jpg)

> [The anchor of all my dreams is the collective wisdom of mankind as a whole.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/the-anchor-of-all-my-dreams-is-the-collective-wisdom-of-mankind-as-a/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c22/nelson-mandela-248_anchors_the-anchor-of-all-my-dreams-is-the-colle_562828.jpg)

> [No single person can liberate a country. You can only liberate a country if you act as a collective.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/no-single-person-can-liberate-a-country-you-can-only-liberate-a/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/42b/nelson-mandela-248_collectives_no-single-person-can-liberate-a-country_1710485.jpg)

> [I don't think there is much history can say about me. I just want to be remembered as part of that collective.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/i-don-t-think-there-is-much-history-can-say-about-me-i-just-want-to/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/944/nelson-mandela-248_collectives_i-don-t-think-there-is-much-history-can_1719609.jpg)

> [We must nurture tolerance, collective wisdom, and democracy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/we-must-nurture-tolerance-collective-wisdom-and-democracy/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/35a/nelson-mandela-248_collective-wisdom_we-must-nurture-tolerance-collective-wis_2239331.jpg)

> [Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/safety-and-security-don-t-just-happen-they-are-the-result-of/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b53/nelson-mandela-248_children_safety-and-security-don-t-just-happen-th_2347042.jpg)

## Other authors on Collectives

## More by Nelson Mandela

> [We must work together to ensure the equitable distribution of wealth, opportunity and power in our society.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/we-must-work-together-to-ensure-the-equitable-distribution-of-wealth/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

> [Especially for those of us who lived in single cells, you had the time to sit down and think, and we discovered that sitting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/especially-for-those-of-us-who-lived-in-single-cells-you-had-the-time/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/if-you-don-t-allow-people-to-contribute-to-offer-their-point-of-view/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

> [Courageous people do not fear forgiving, for the sake of peace.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/courageous-people-do-not-fear-forgiving-for-the-sake-of-peace/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

> [As a leader... I have always endeavored to listen to what each and every person in a discussion had to say before venturing my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/as-a-leader-i-have-always-endeavored-to-listen-to-what-each-and-every/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

> [Some of the mission groups that have been responsible for our education have not been part of the government. In fact, they acted contrary…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/some-of-the-mission-groups-that-have-been-responsible-for-our/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

> [“I believed that I would become a counsellor to the Thembu king,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/i-believed-that-i-would-become-a-counsellor-to-the-thembu-king/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/what-he-means-by-this-is-that-instead-of-saying-you-ll-try-you-need/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

> [I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/i-learned-that-courage-was-not-the-absence-of-fear-but-the-triumph/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

> [We need to exert ourselves that much more, and break out of the vicious cycle of dependence imposed on us by the financially powerful:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/we-need-to-exert-ourselves-that-much-more-and-break-out-of-the/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

> [“Prison is a still point in a turning world, and it is very easy to remain in the same place in jail while the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/prison-is-a-still-point-in-a-turning-world-and-it-is-very-easy-to/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

> [A fundamental concern for others in our individual and community lives would go a long way in making the world the better place we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/a-fundamental-concern-for-others-in-our-individual-and-community/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

> [I am aware of what the position is in the United States of America. If somebody gives to charity, then he gets a tax…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/i-am-aware-of-what-the-position-is-in-the-united-states-of-america-if/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

> [It is our duty to give support to the brother leader ... especially in regards to the sanctions which are not hitting just him,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/it-is-our-duty-to-give-support-to-the-brother-leader-especially-in/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

> [It was during those long and lonely years that my hunger for the freedom of our own people became a hunger for the freedom…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/it-was-during-those-long-and-lonely-years-that-my-hunger-for-the/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/collectives/nelson-mandela/#itemlist",
            "name": "7 Collectives Quotes By Nelson Mandela",
            "numberOfItems": 7,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "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 can never like you. And you can never build that instrument of collective leadership.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Nelson Mandela"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/if-you-don-t-allow-people-to-contribute-to-offer-their-point-of-view/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f0a/nelson-mandela-248_allow_if-you-don-t-allow-people-to-contribute_18774.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f0a/nelson-mandela-248_allow_if-you-don-t-allow-people-to-contribute_18774.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f0a/nelson-mandela-248_allow_if-you-don-t-allow-people-to-contribute_18774.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“If you don't allow people to contribute, to offer their point of view, or to criticize what has been put…” — Nelson Mandela",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "We recall the joy and excitement of a nation that had found itself, the collective relief that we had stepped out of our restrictive past, and the expectant air of walking into a brighter future.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Nelson Mandela"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/we-recall-the-joy-and-excitement-of-a-nation-that-had-found-itself/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f9/nelson-mandela-248_air_we-recall-the-joy-and-excitement-of-a-na_221432.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f9/nelson-mandela-248_air_we-recall-the-joy-and-excitement-of-a-na_221432.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f9/nelson-mandela-248_air_we-recall-the-joy-and-excitement-of-a-na_221432.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“We recall the joy and excitement of a nation that had found itself, the collective relief that we had…” — Nelson Mandela",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "The anchor of all my dreams is the collective wisdom of mankind as a whole.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Nelson Mandela"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/the-anchor-of-all-my-dreams-is-the-collective-wisdom-of-mankind-as-a/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c22/nelson-mandela-248_anchors_the-anchor-of-all-my-dreams-is-the-colle_562828.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c22/nelson-mandela-248_anchors_the-anchor-of-all-my-dreams-is-the-colle_562828.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c22/nelson-mandela-248_anchors_the-anchor-of-all-my-dreams-is-the-colle_562828.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“The anchor of all my dreams is the collective wisdom of mankind as a whole.” — Nelson Mandela",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "No single person can liberate a country. You can only liberate a country if you act as a collective.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Nelson Mandela"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/no-single-person-can-liberate-a-country-you-can-only-liberate-a/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/42b/nelson-mandela-248_collectives_no-single-person-can-liberate-a-country_1710485.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/42b/nelson-mandela-248_collectives_no-single-person-can-liberate-a-country_1710485.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/42b/nelson-mandela-248_collectives_no-single-person-can-liberate-a-country_1710485.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“No single person can liberate a country. You can only liberate a country if you act as a collective.” — Nelson Mandela",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I don't think there is much history can say about me. I just want to be remembered as part of that collective.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Nelson Mandela"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/i-don-t-think-there-is-much-history-can-say-about-me-i-just-want-to/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/944/nelson-mandela-248_collectives_i-don-t-think-there-is-much-history-can_1719609.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/944/nelson-mandela-248_collectives_i-don-t-think-there-is-much-history-can_1719609.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/944/nelson-mandela-248_collectives_i-don-t-think-there-is-much-history-can_1719609.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I don't think there is much history can say about me. I just want to be remembered as part of that collective.” — Nelson Mandela",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 6,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "We must nurture tolerance, collective wisdom, and democracy.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Nelson Mandela"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/we-must-nurture-tolerance-collective-wisdom-and-democracy/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/35a/nelson-mandela-248_collective-wisdom_we-must-nurture-tolerance-collective-wis_2239331.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/35a/nelson-mandela-248_collective-wisdom_we-must-nurture-tolerance-collective-wis_2239331.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/35a/nelson-mandela-248_collective-wisdom_we-must-nurture-tolerance-collective-wis_2239331.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“We must nurture tolerance, collective wisdom, and democracy.” — Nelson Mandela",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 7,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Nelson Mandela"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/safety-and-security-don-t-just-happen-they-are-the-result-of/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b53/nelson-mandela-248_children_safety-and-security-don-t-just-happen-th_2347042.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b53/nelson-mandela-248_children_safety-and-security-don-t-just-happen-th_2347042.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b53/nelson-mandela-248_children_safety-and-security-don-t-just-happen-th_2347042.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We…” — Nelson Mandela",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/collectives/nelson-mandela/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/collectives/nelson-mandela/",
            "name": "Collectives Quotes by Nelson Mandela",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/collectives/nelson-mandela/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f0a/nelson-mandela-248_allow_if-you-don-t-allow-people-to-contribute_18774.jpg"
            },
            "description": "7 Collectives quotes by Nelson Mandela. Plus more from Nelson Mandela and more Collectives sayings from other authors.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/collectives/nelson-mandela/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/collectives/nelson-mandela/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Collectives",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/collectives/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "name": "Nelson Mandela",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/collectives/nelson-mandela/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```