We have introduced a democratic constitution, which put suvery South African on an equal basis. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Press Freedom will never be under threat in South Africa for as long as the ANC is the majority party — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Greece is the mother of democracy and South Africa is its youngest daughter — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
The victory of democracy in South Africa is the common achievement of all humanity. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Let us not be tempted by those who try to find the unique qualities in a particular group. In this case, among… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Good men and women can be mobilized to ensure that South Africa is united and that the spirit of reconciliation is strengthened… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Israel should withdraw from all the areas which it won from the Arabs in 1967, and in particular Israel should withdraw completely… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
I will not leave South Africa, nor will I surrender. Only through hardship, sacrifice and militant action can freedom be won. The… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
There are people here [in South Africa] who, whatever the debate is on a particular issue, their dominating idea is that at… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
I understand that the legal position is under review in South Africa and that there will soon be a broader set of… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Those South Africans who berate me for being loyal to our friends, literally they can go and throw themselves into a pool.… — 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
At the outset, I want to say that the suggestion that the struggle in South Africa is under the influence of foreigners… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Today we are a nation at peace with itself, united in our diversity, not only proclaiming but living out the contention that… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Our daily deeds as ordinary South Africans must produce an actual South African reality that will reinforce humanity's belief in justice, strenthen… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
As long as many of our people still live in utter poverty, as long as children still live under plastic covers, as… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
The time comes in the life of any nation when there remain only two choices - submit or fight. That time has… — 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
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
We have introduced a rule of law. That never existed for centuries in this country [South Africa], especially under the apartheid regime,… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
There are many people in South Africa who are rich and who can share those riches with those not so fortunate who… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
The histories of our two peoples, Palestinian and South African, correspond in such painful and poignant ways, that I intensely feel myself… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Our march to freedom is irreversible. We must not allow fear to stand in our way. Universal suffrage on a common voters'… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
South Africans must recall the terrible past so that we can deal with it, forgiving where forgiveness is necessary but never forgetting. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
The titanic effort that has brought liberation to South Africa, and ensured the total liberation of Africa, constitutes an act of redemption… — 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
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
What we did was to try and exploit that spirit [the idea of giving], which was there even before I approached individual… — 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
I've found that South Africa has produced good leaders. These are people who realize that when there is danger, they should be… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
South Africa is the most beautiful place on earth. Admittedly, I am biased but when you combine the natural beauty... and the… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
The time will come when our nation will honour the memory of all the sons, the daughters, the mothers, the fathers, the… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
The calm and tolerant atmosphere that prevailed during the elections depicts the type of South Africa we can build. It set the… — 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 first election in which all South Africans took part was in April, 1994. There were long queues [lines] of employers and… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
We have triumphed in the effort to implant hope in the breasts of the millions of our people. We enter into a… — 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
![“There are people here [in South Africa] who, whatever the debate is on a particular issue, their dominating idea is that at the end of the debate we must emerge stronger than we were before and closer to one another.” quote by Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/387/nelson-mandela-248_debate_there-are-people-here-in-south-africa-wh_1176169.jpg)
![“We have introduced a rule of law. That never existed for centuries in this country [South Africa], especially under the apartheid regime, when the law was reduced into disrepute.” quote by Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/77f/nelson-mandela-248_apartheid_we-have-introduced-a-rule-of-law-that-ne_284133.jpg)
![“We must also know that even before liberation in 1994 there [in South Africa] were people with resources who tried to share with those who were deprived.” quote by Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/836/nelson-mandela-248_deprived_we-must-also-know-that-even-before-liber_363543.jpg)
![“What we did was to try and exploit that spirit [the idea of giving], which was there even before I approached individual South Africans [to give to the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund]. I think we must start from that angle.” quote by Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c7b/nelson-mandela-248_angle_what-we-did-was-to-try-and-exploit-that_2634099.jpg)
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