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Nelson Mandela says that when a man is barred from living his beliefs, he may become an outlaw. He talks about healing past wounds to build unity and how resentment works like poison that a man drinks. He also stresses that poverty is a human‑made problem that can be solved.

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Poverty is not natural; it is man-made

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There is nothing more dangerous than a humiliated man.

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Adversity cleanses the lethargies of man

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“Fools multiply when wise men are silent.”

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I feel like a young man of 15.

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I always knew that someday I would once again feel the grass under my feet and walk in the sunshine as a…

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Any man or institution that tries to rob me of my dignity will lose.

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Only free men can negotiate; prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedom and mine cannot be separated.

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Resentment is like a glass of poison that a man drinks; then he sits down and waits for his enemy to die.

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When a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an…

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

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My respect for human beings is based not on the colour of a man’s skin nor authority he may wield, but purely…

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I would like it to be said: here lies a man who has done his duty on earth

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There will be life after Mandela. On my last day I want to know that those who remain behind will say: 'The…

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What freedom am I being offered while the organization of the people remains banned? Only free men can negotiate. A prisoner cannot…

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The relations between a man and his or her god is a personal matter; you can't go out and challenge the belief…

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There are so many men and women who hold no distinctive positions but whose contribution towards the development of society has been…

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I know that, throughout the world, there are good men and women concerned with the greatest challenges facing society today - poverty,…

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There are leaders who know that however furious the debate, there are good men and women in all population groups - amongst…

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A man who takes away another man's freedom is a prisoner of hatred, he is locked behind the bars of prejudice and…

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Video screenshot Facts and figures from Nelson Mandela's life, set to the trailer from 'Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom.' "Man's goodness is…

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It is necessary to heal the wounds of the past If you are going to build your country and to have unity.…

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I've found that South Africa has produced good leaders. These are people who realize that when there is danger, they should be…

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For every woman and girl violently attacked, we reduce our humanity. For every woman forced into unprotected sex because men demand this,…

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I was made, by the law, a criminal, not because of what I had done, but because of what I stood for,…

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I shall stick to our vow: never, never under any circumstances, to say anything unbecoming of the other...The trouble, of course, is…

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When I closed THE GRAPES OF WRATH, I was a different man. It enriched my powers of thinking and discipline, and my…

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We need a fundamental change of mindset with regards to the way we speak and behave about sex and sexuality. Boys and…

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That was one of the things that worried me – to be raised to the position of a semi-god – because then…

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It was during those long and lonely years that my hunger for the freedom of our own people became a hunger for…

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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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The brave man is not the one who has no fears, he is the one who triumphs over his fears.

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Man's goodness is a flame that can be hidden but never extinguished

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Only free men can negotiate. A prisoner cannot enter into contracts.

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Africans require, want, the franchise on the basis of one man one vote. They want political independence.

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I have never regarded any man as my superior, either in my life outside or inside prison.

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I want to sleep for eternity with a broad smile on my face. I want those who remain behind to say this…

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Death is something inevitable. When a man has done what he considers to be his duty to his people and his country,…

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I went as an observer, not a participant, for I do not think that I ever spoke. I wanted to understand the…

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Let us remind ourselves that it is ordinary people - men and women, boys and girls - that make the world a…

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It was during those long and lonely years that my hunger for the freedom of our own people became a hunger for the freedom…