Freedom can never be taken for granted. Each generation must safeguard it and extend it. Your parents and elders sacrificed much so… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
When the history of our times is written, will we be remembered as the generation that turned our backs in a moment… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Sometimes it falls upon a generation to be great. You can be that great generation. Let your greatness blossom. Of course the… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
It is time for the next generations to continue our struggle against social injustice and for the rights of humanity. It is… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
One of the sad realities today is that very few people, especially young people, read books. Unless we can find imaginative ways… — 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
Sometimes it falls upon a generation to be great, you can be that generation — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Trade justice for the developing world and for this generation is a truly significant way for the developed countries to show commitment… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
History and the generations to come will judge our leaders by the decisions they make in the coming weeks. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Let it never be said by future generations that indifference, cynicism or selfishness made us fail to live up to the ideals… — 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
Overcoming poverty is not a task of charity, it is an act of justice. Like Slavery and Apartheid, poverty is not natural.… — 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