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title: "6 President Mandela Quotes by 5 authors"
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> [The relationship between me and President Mandela right at the beginning was not a very well-established relationship. It was based on two…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/f-w-de-klerk/the-relationship-between-me-and-president-mandela-right-at-the/)

[F. W. de Klerk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/f-w-de-klerk/)

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> [The first time I was privileged to meet president Mandela was during his visit to Malawi... shortly after he was released from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joyce-banda/the-first-time-i-was-privileged-to-meet-president-mandela-was-during/)

[Joyce Banda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joyce-banda/)

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> [I have always had great respect for former president Mandela. The personal sacrifices he made in order to achieve what was right…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-schock/i-have-always-had-great-respect-for-former-president-mandela-the/)

[Aaron Schock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaron-schock/)

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> [I spent a lot of time with President Mandela supporting his efforts in the peace process in Burundi. The thing that impressed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-prendergast/i-spent-a-lot-of-time-with-president-mandela-supporting-his-efforts/)

[John Prendergast](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-prendergast/)

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> [President Mandela was not a hands-on president at any time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/f-w-de-klerk/president-mandela-was-not-a-hands-on-president-at-any-time/)

[F. W. de Klerk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/f-w-de-klerk/)

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> [As we mourn President Mandela’s passing we must ask ourselves the fundamental question - what shall we do to respond to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/as-we-mourn-president-mandela-s-passing-we-must-ask-ourselves-the/)

[Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16e/thabo-mbeki-2259_asks_as-we-mourn-president-mandela-s-passing_3176552.png)

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