If the United States of America or Britain is having elections, they don't ask for observers from Africa or from Asia. But… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Only armchair politicians are immune from committing mistakes. Errors are inherent in political action. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
If the ANC does to you what the apartheid government did to you, then you must do to the ANC what you… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
“A Nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but it's lowest ones” — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Hating clouds the mind. It gets in the way of strategy. Leaders cannot afford to hate — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
I have found Jews to be more broad-minded than most whites on issues of race and politics, perhaps because they themselves have… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
A government which uses force to maintain its rule teaches the oppressed to use force to oppose it. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Why is the United States behaving so arrogantly? All that (Mr. Bush) wants is Iraqi oil. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Individuals get caught up in the policy of their country. In prison, for instance, a warden or officer is not promoted if… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
“A blind pursuit of cheap popularity has nothing to do with revolution." [ Political Report of the National Executive Committee to the… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
A political movement must keep in touch with reality and the prevailing conditions. Long speeches, the shaking of fists, the banging of… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
There is an absence of democratic accountability and control in every sphere of government and the state. To address this debilitating legacy… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
I have spent more than 20 years in prison, then on one night I decided to surrender by signing all the terms… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
I have always admired men and women who used their talents to serve the community, and who were highly respected and admired… — 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
Artists reach areas far beyond the reach of politicians. Art, especially entertainment and music, is understood by everybody, and it lifts the… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
A critical, independent and investigative press is the lifeblood of any democracy. The press must be free from state interference. It must… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Regarding African education in this country, there was a time when the government took no interest whatsoever in African education. It was… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
I and some colleagues came to the conclusion that as violence in this country was inevitable, it would be wrong and unrealistic… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Sport can create hope, where once there was only despair. It is more powerful than governments in breaking down racial barriers. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Political division, based on color, is entirely artificial; and when it disappears, so will the domination of one color group by another. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Politics can be strengthened by music, but music has a potency that defies politics. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Before I went to jail, I was active in politics as a member of South Africa's leading organization - and I was… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Sabotage did not involve loss of life, and it offered the best hope for future race relations. Bitterness would be kept to… — 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… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
It was the government that should have been told to refrain from its inhuman policy of violence and massacre, not the African… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
“But I had little knowledge of Marxism, and in political discussions with my communist friends I found myself handicapped by my ignorance… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
“If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner. -Nelson… — 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
There must be an end to white monopoly on political power, and a fundamental restructuring of our political and economic systems to… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
When I came to Johannesburg from the countryside, I knew nobody, but many strangers were very kind to me. I then was… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Success in politics demands that you must take your people into confidence about your views and state them very clearly, very politely,… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
The government has interpreted the peacefulness of the movement as a weakness: the people's non-violent policies have been taken as a green… — 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
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