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Love Quotes by Nelson Mandela

49 Love quotes by Nelson Mandela

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Freedom is the heart of Mandela’s thoughts on love. He writes that when we free ourselves from fear, we help free others, and that knowledge makes us less arrogant. He also says the right moment to do right is always now, and that caring for others’ freedom is as important as caring for our own.

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Great anger and violence can never build a nation.

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My family is very large. 42 million.

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All that (Mr. Bush) wants is Iraqi oil.

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It's in your hands to make the world a better place.

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To truly lead one's people, one must also truly know them.

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Poverty is not natural; it is man-made

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It is always impossible until it is done.

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It's not our weaknesses that frighten us. It's our strengths.

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The more informed you are, the less arrogant and aggressive you are.

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In order to build our nation, we must all exceed our own expectations.

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The world is truly round and seems to start and end with those we love.

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I knew as well as I knew anything that the oppressor must be liberated just as surely as the oppressed.

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A new society cannot be created by reproducing the repugnant past, however refined or enticingly repackaged.

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Men come and men go, I have come and I will go when my time comes

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As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

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It is in your hands to create a better world for all who live in it.

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Children are the most important asset in a country. For them to become that asset, they must receive education and love from…

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I cannot say for certain if there is such a thing as love at first sight, but I do know that the…

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“I cherish my own freedom dearly, but I care even more for your freedom. Too many have died since I went to…

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“People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more…

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There's one place where (Fidel Castro’s) Cuba stands out head and shoulders above the rest – that is in its love for…

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I cannot and will not give any undertaking at a time when I, and you, the people, are not free. Your freedom…

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AIDS is our number one enemy. This enemy can be defeated. While the research for a cure continues, four principles -- love,…

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Let the efforts of us all, prove that he [Martin Luther King] was not a mere dreamer when he spoke of the…

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In judging our progress as individuals we tend to concentrate on external factors such as one's social position, influence and popularity, wealth…

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Democracy is based on the majority principle. This is especially true in a country such as ours where the vast majority have…

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No one is born hating another person because of the color of their skin, their background, or their religion. People must learn…

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I do not deny that I planned sabotage. I did not plan it in a spirit of recklessness nor because I have…

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Give a child love, laughter and peace, not AIDS.

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You encourage people by seeing the good in them.

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Sport can create hope, where once there was only despair

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Let us join hands and build a truly South African nation.

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The time is always right to do right

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It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front.

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A free press is one of the pillars of democracy.

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None of us, acting alone, can achieve the success.

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There is no future without forgiveness

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I am fundamentally an optimist.

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The path of those who preach love, and not hatred, is not easy. They often have to wear a crown of thorns.

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I never think of the time I have lost. I just carry out a programme because it's there. It's mapped out for…

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