When I went to jail, I was a trained lawyer. And when the wardens received letters of demands or summonses, they didn't… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
We must also know that even before liberation in 1994 there [in South Africa] were people with resources who tried to share… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
There is nothing I fear more than waking up without a program that will help me bring a little happiness to those… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
History will surely judge us harshly if we do not respond with all the energy and resources that we can bring to… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
The past is a rich resource on which we can draw in order to make decisions for the future, but it does… — 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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