Crime Quotes by Nelson Mandela

In prison, illusions can offer comfort.

— Nelson Mandela

In my country we go to prison first and then become President.

— Nelson Mandela

Prison life, fortunately, I spent a lot of years, about 18 years with other prisoners, and, as I say, they enriched your soul.

— Nelson Mandela

When a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an…

— Nelson Mandela

“Prison is a still point in a turning world, and it is very easy to remain in the same place in jail…

— Nelson Mandela

My time in prison only deepened my resolve against apartheid. Even while I was in prison, I fought against it, teaching my…

— Nelson Mandela

Sometimes it falls upon a generation to be great. You can be that great generation. Let your greatness blossom. Of course the…

— Nelson Mandela

In many respects, people on the outside suffered more than those of us in jail. In prison, we ate three times a…

— Nelson Mandela

The collapse of good conscience and the absence of accountability and public scrutiny have led to crimes against humanity and violations of…

— Nelson Mandela

After one has been in prison, it is the small things that one appreciates: being able to take a walk whenever one…

— Nelson Mandela

We are extricating ourselves from a system that insulted our common humanity by dividing us from one another on the basis of…

— Nelson Mandela

To go to prison because of your convictions and be prepared to suffer for what you believe in, is something worthwhile. It…

— Nelson Mandela

The question of crime is one of concern to everybody. But the position is that the security forces in our country for…

— Nelson Mandela

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

— Nelson Mandela

“In another conversation I said, ‘Tell me the truth. When you were leaving prison after twenty-seven years and walking down that road…

— Nelson Mandela