It was during those long and lonely years that my hunger for the freedom of our own people became a hunger for… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Out of the experience of extraordinary human disaster that lasted too long, must be born a society of which all humanity will… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Our daily deeds as ordinary South Africans must produce an actual South African reality that will reinforce humanity's belief in justice, strenthen… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
At the southern tip of the continent, a rich reward is in the making, an invaluable gift is in the preparation, for… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Our motto should be: let us make peace so that we can concentrate on the really important work that needs to be… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
We can build a society grounded on friendship and our common humanity - a society founded on tolerance. That is the only… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
In Africa there is a concept known as 'ubuntu' - the profound sense that we are human only through the humanity of… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
There were many dark moments when my faith in humanity was sorely tested... — 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
“To deny people of their human rights is to challenge their very humanity.” — 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
I am fundamentally an optimist. Whether that comes from nature or nurture, I cannot say. Part of being optimistic is keeping one's… — 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
The victory of democracy in South Africa is the common achievement of all humanity. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Racism is a blight on the human conscience. The idea that any people can be inferior to another, to the point where… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
It is important to not be hostile to what a greater part of society has embraced, whether as Christians, Hindus or Muslims.… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
The collapse of good conscience and the absence of accountability and public scrutiny have led to crimes against humanity and violations of… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Apartheid is a crime against humanity. Israel has deprived millions of Palestinians of their liberty and property. It has perpetuated a system… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
We are extricating ourselves from a system that insulted our common humanity by dividing us from one another on the basis of… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
The suffering inflicted, and more often than not on the most vulnerable sectors of society, demeans all of us as humanity. That… — 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
It is not a question of patronizing philanthropy towards disabled people. They do not need the patronage of the non-disabled. It is… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
To deny people of their human rights is to challenge their very humanity. To impose on them a wretched life of huger… — 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
I will use the rest of my life to help the poor overcome the problems confronting them - poverty is the greatest… — 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
