The New World Order that is in the making must focus on the creation of a world of democracy, peace and prosperity… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
We recall our terrible past so that we can deal with it, to forgive where forgiveness is necessary, without forgetting; to ensure… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
The calm and tolerant atmosphere that prevailed during the elections depicts the type of South Africa we can build. It set the… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Greece is the mother of democracy and South Africa is its youngest daughter — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
“Democracy meant all men were to be heard, and a decision was taken together as a people. Majority rule was a foreign… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
A critical, independent and investigative press is the lifeblood of any democracy. The press must be free from state interference. It must… — 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
It is not our diversity which divides us; it is not our ethnicity, or religion or culture that divides us. Since we… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
The majority of South Africans, black and white, recognize that apartheid has no future. It has to be ended by our own… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
The victory of democracy in South Africa is the common achievement of all humanity. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Whether you change the linen or stitch up wounds, cook the food or dispense the medicines, it is in your hands to… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
We have laid the foundation for a better life. Things that were unimaginable a few years ago have become everyday reality. I… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
An educated, enlightened & informed population is one of the surest ways of promoting the health of a democracy — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Friends, Comrades and fellow South Africans. I greet you all in the name of peace, democracy and freedom for all. I stand… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
I greet you all in the name of peace, democracy and freedom for all. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Democracy is based on the majority principle. This is especially true in a country such as ours where the vast majority have… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner.”[/box] [box]… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
We have introduced a democratic constitution, which put suvery South African on an equal basis. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
This must be a world of democracy and respect for human rights, a world freed from the horrors of poverty, hunger, deprivation… — 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