When I went to jail, I was a trained lawyer. And when the wardens received letters of demands or summonses, they didn't… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Success in politics demands that you must take your people into confidence about your views and state them very clearly, very politely,… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
There was much in such a society that was primitive and insecure and it certainly could never measure up to the demands… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
I and some colleagues came to the conclusion that as violence in this country was inevitable, it would be wrong and unrealistic… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
For every woman and girl violently attacked, we reduce our humanity. For every woman forced into unprotected sex because men demand this,… — 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
