We have introduced a rule of law into many sections of our public life. — 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
We have introduced a rule of law. That never existed for centuries in this country [South Africa], especially under the apartheid regime,… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
I am aware of what the position is in the United States of America. If somebody gives to charity, then he gets… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
The laws that stopped blacks from voting were the worst, because they prevented blacks from voting someone into parliament who could change… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
I was made, by the law, a criminal, not because of what I had done, but because of what I stood for,… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
As an attorney, I could be rather flamboyant in court. I did not act as though I were a black man in… — 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
I regard it as a duty which I owed, not just to my people, but also to my profession, to the practice… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
In its proper meaning equality before the law means the right to participate in the making of the laws by which one… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
How can I be expected to believe that this same racial discrimination which has been the cause of so much injustice and… — 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