A new society cannot be created by reproducing the repugnant past, however refined or enticingly repackaged. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
In order to build our nation, we must all exceed our own expectations. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
The more informed you are, the less arrogant and aggressive you are. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
I knew as well as I knew anything that the oppressor must be liberated just as surely as the oppressed. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
The world is truly round and seems to start and end with those we love. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
I greet you all in the name of peace, democracy and freedom for all. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
I cannot say for certain if there is such a thing as love at first sight, but I do know that the… — 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
“People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Children are the most important asset in a country. For them to become that asset, they must receive education and love from… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Let the efforts of us all, prove that he [Martin Luther King] was not a mere dreamer when he spoke of the… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
There's one place where (Fidel Castro’s) Cuba stands out head and shoulders above the rest – that is in its love for… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
AIDS is our number one enemy. This enemy can be defeated. While the research for a cure continues, four principles -- love,… — 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
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
In judging our progress as individuals we tend to concentrate on external factors such as one's social position, influence and popularity, wealth… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
I do not deny that I planned sabotage. I did not plan it in a spirit of recklessness nor because I have… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
No one is born hating another person because of the color of their skin, their background, or their religion. People must learn… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
One of the most difficult things is not to change society - but to change yourself. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Part of building a new nation means building a spirit of tolerance, love and respect amongst the people of this country. — 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