Poverty Quotes by Nelson Mandela

Poverty is not natural; it is man-made

— Nelson Mandela

If you are poor, you are not likely to live long.

— Nelson Mandela

While poverty persists, there is no true freedom.

— Nelson Mandela

Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice.

— Nelson Mandela

There is little favorable to be said about poverty, but it was often an incubator of true friendship.

— Nelson Mandela

We pledge ourselves to liberate all our people from the continuing bondage of poverty, deprivation, suffering, gender and other discrimination.

— Nelson Mandela

We now undertake that we cannot rest while millions of our people suffer the pain and indignity of poverty in all its…

— Nelson Mandela

Millions of people in the world's poorest countries remain enslaved by the chains of poverty. It is time to set them free.

— Nelson Mandela

Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of…

— Nelson Mandela

As long as women are bound by poverty and as long as they are looked down upon, human rights will lack substance.

— Nelson Mandela

As long as poverty, injustice and gross inequality persist in our world, none of us can truly rest.

— Nelson Mandela

We must appreciate that all over the world, right down the centuries, there have been great religions that have encouraged the idea…

— Nelson Mandela

Abject poverty is demeaning, is an assault on the dignity of those that suffer it. In the end it demeans us all.…

— Nelson Mandela

Let us remind ourselves that our work is far from complete. Where there is poverty and sickness, including AIDS, where human beings…

— Nelson Mandela

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

— Nelson Mandela

I will use the rest of my life to help the poor overcome the problems confronting them - poverty is the greatest…

— Nelson Mandela

Trade justice for the developing world and for this generation is a truly significant way for the developed countries to show commitment…

— Nelson Mandela

“Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice. It is the protection of a fundamental human…

— Nelson Mandela

The very right to be human is denied every day to hundreds of millions of people as a result of poverty, the…

— Nelson Mandela

I am fundamentally an optimist. Whether that comes from nature or nurture, I cannot say. Part of being optimistic is keeping one's…

— Nelson Mandela

Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of…

— Nelson Mandela

Overcoming poverty is not a task of charity, it is an act of justice. Like Slavery and Apartheid, poverty is not natural.…

— Nelson Mandela

There is little favorable to be said about poverty, but it was often an incubator of true friendship. Many people will appear…

— Nelson Mandela

South Africans have no concept of time and this is also why we can't solve poverty and social problems… It's now 10…

— Nelson Mandela

There are many people in South Africa who are rich and who can share those riches with those not so fortunate who…

— Nelson Mandela

This must be a world of democracy and respect for human rights, a world freed from the horrors of poverty, hunger, deprivation…

— Nelson Mandela

As long as many of our people still live in utter poverty, as long as children still live under plastic covers, as…

— Nelson Mandela

We speak here of the challenge of the dichotomies of war and peace, violence and non-violence, racism and human dignity, oppression and…

— Nelson Mandela

The world remains beset by so much human suffering, poverty and deprivation. It is in your hands to make of our world…

— Nelson Mandela

Our motto should be: let us make peace so that we can concentrate on the really important work that needs to be…

— Nelson Mandela

A leader. . .is like a shepherd. He stays behind the flock, letting the most nimble go out ahead, whereupon the others…

— Nelson Mandela