When those in power deny you of freedom the only path to freedom is power — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
I cannot and will not give any undertaking at a time when I, and you, the people, are not free. Your freedom… — 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
“Resentment is a method of self harm. "As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom,… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
A freedom fighter learns the hard way that it is the oppressor who defines the nature of the struggle,and the oppressed is… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
We speak here of the challenge of the dichotomies of war and peace, violence and non-violence, racism and human dignity, oppression and… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Only free men can negotiate; prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedom and mine cannot be separated. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
I cherish my own freedom dearly, but I care even more for your freedom. Too many have died since I went to… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
The truth is that we are not yet free; we have merely achieved the freedom to be free, the right not to… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Our march to freedom is irreversible. We must not allow fear to stand in our way. Universal suffrage on a common voters'… — 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
It is, however, well known that the main national liberation organizations in this country have consistently followed a policy of non-violence. They… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
To be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
I will not leave South Africa, nor will I surrender. Only through hardship, sacrifice and militant action can freedom be won. The… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
The Liberty Bell is "a very significant symbol for the entire democratic world." — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
I have never cared very much for personal prizes. A person does not become a freedom fighter in the hope of winning… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
It was during those long and lonely years that my hunger for the freedom of my own people became a hunger for… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
“A Nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but it's lowest ones” — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
I have walked that long road to freedom. I have tried not to falter; I have made missteps along the way. But… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
I have taken a moment here to rest, to steal a view of the glorious vista that surrounds me, to look back… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
I am not truly free if I am taking away someone else's freedom, just as surely as I am not free when… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn't leave my… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
The people of Africa have learned the lessons of patience and endurance in their long struggle for freedom. In a cynical world… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Freedom cannot be achieved unless women have been emancipated from all forms of oppression... Our endeavors must be about the liberation of… — 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
