Without language, one cannot talk to people and understand them; one cannot share their hopes and aspirations, grasp their history, appreciate their… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Therefore, we must not look at the African people, even before they met whites, as if they had something unique, which was… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
At the meeting I argued that the state had given us no alternative to violence. I said it was wrong and immoral… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Sport has the power to inspire and unite people. In Africa, soccer enjoys great popularity and has a particular place in the… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
The majority of South Africans, black and white, recognize that apartheid has no future. It has to be ended by our own… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Since the dawn of history, mankind has honoured and respected brave and honest people. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
“To deny people of their human rights is to challenge their very humanity.” — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
The people of Africa have learned the lessons of patience and endurance in their long struggle for freedom. In a cynical world… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Sport has the power to inspire and unite people. In Africa, soccer enjoys great popularity and has a particular place in the… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
In many respects, people on the outside suffered more than those of us in jail. In prison, we ate three times a… — 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
From its earliest days, the Cuban Revolution has also been a source of inspiration to all freedom-loving people. We admire the sacrifices… — 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
Through its imperialist system Britain brought about untold suffering of millions of people. And this is an historical fact. To be able… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
I am sure that if somebody is giving a sum to charity, he or she should be encouraged to do so by… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
We, the people of South Africa, declare for all our country and the world to know: That South Africa belongs to all… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
One of the sad realities today is that very few people, especially young people, read books. Unless we can find imaginative ways… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Now we are in the second term of the government of a united nation and the government has done very well. One… — 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
We cannot blame other people for our troubles. We are not victims of the influx of foreign people into South Africa. We… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
There is nothing more important in life than giving. Tolerance is forged when people look beyond their own desires — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
A society that does not value its older people denies its roots and endangers its future. Let us strive to enhance their… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Our people outside of prison used my name to mobilize the community locally and internationally. But for me to be treated separately… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
I admire young people who are concerned with the affairs of their community and nation perhaps because I also became involved in… — 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
