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title: "38 South Quotes By Nelson Mandela"
description: "38 South quotes by Nelson Mandela. Plus more from Nelson Mandela and more South sayings from other authors."
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> [We have introduced a democratic constitution, which put suvery South African on an equal basis.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/we-have-introduced-a-democratic-constitution-which-put-suvery-south/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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> [Press Freedom will never be under threat in South Africa for as long as the ANC is the majority party](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/press-freedom-will-never-be-under-threat-in-south-africa-for-as-long/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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> [Greece is the mother of democracy and South Africa is its youngest daughter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/greece-is-the-mother-of-democracy-and-south-africa-is-its-youngest/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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> [Let us join hands and build a truly South African nation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/let-us-join-hands-and-build-a-truly-south-african-nation/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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> [The victory of democracy in South Africa is the common achievement of all humanity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/the-victory-of-democracy-in-south-africa-is-the-common-achievement-of/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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> [Let us not be tempted by those who try to find the unique qualities in a particular group. In this case, among…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/let-us-not-be-tempted-by-those-who-try-to-find-the-unique-qualities/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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> [South Africans have no concept of time and this is also why we can't solve poverty and social problems… It's now 10…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/south-africans-have-no-concept-of-time-and-this-is-also-why-we-can-t/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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> [Good men and women can be mobilized to ensure that South Africa is united and that the spirit of reconciliation is strengthened…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/good-men-and-women-can-be-mobilized-to-ensure-that-south-africa-is/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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> [Israel should withdraw from all the areas which it won from the Arabs in 1967, and in particular Israel should withdraw completely…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/israel-should-withdraw-from-all-the-areas-which-it-won-from-the-arabs/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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> [ There are people here \[in South Africa\] who, whatever the debate is on a particular issue, their dominating idea is that at… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/there-are-people-here-in-south-africa-who-whatever-the-debate-is-on-a/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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> [I will not leave South Africa, nor will I surrender. Only through hardship, sacrifice and militant action can freedom be won. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/i-will-not-leave-south-africa-nor-will-i-surrender-only-through/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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> [Those South Africans who berate me for being loyal to our friends, literally they can go and throw themselves into a pool.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/those-south-africans-who-berate-me-for-being-loyal-to-our-friends/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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> [I understand that the legal position is under review in South Africa and that there will soon be a broader set of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/i-understand-that-the-legal-position-is-under-review-in-south-africa/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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> [We, the people of South Africa, declare for all our country and the world to know: That South Africa belongs to all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/we-the-people-of-south-africa-declare-for-all-our-country-and-the/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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> [At the outset, I want to say that the suggestion that the struggle in South Africa is under the influence of foreigners…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/at-the-outset-i-want-to-say-that-the-suggestion-that-the-struggle-in/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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> [Today we are a nation at peace with itself, united in our diversity, not only proclaiming but living out the contention that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/today-we-are-a-nation-at-peace-with-itself-united-in-our-diversity/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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> [Our daily deeds as ordinary South Africans must produce an actual South African reality that will reinforce humanity's belief in justice, strenthen…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/our-daily-deeds-as-ordinary-south-africans-must-produce-an-actual/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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> [As long as many of our people still live in utter poverty, as long as children still live under plastic covers, as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/as-long-as-many-of-our-people-still-live-in-utter-poverty-as-long-as/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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> [There is an absence of democratic accountability and control in every sphere of government and the state. To address this debilitating legacy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/there-is-an-absence-of-democratic-accountability-and-control-in-every/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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> [The time comes in the life of any nation when there remain only two choices - submit or fight. That time has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/the-time-comes-in-the-life-of-any-nation-when-there-remain-only-two/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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> [The majority of South Africans, black and white, recognize that apartheid has no future. It has to be ended by our own…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/the-majority-of-south-africans-black-and-white-recognize-that/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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> [ We have introduced a rule of law. That never existed for centuries in this country \[South Africa\], especially under the apartheid regime,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/we-have-introduced-a-rule-of-law-that-never-existed-for-centuries-in/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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> [There are many people in South Africa who are rich and who can share those riches with those not so fortunate who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/there-are-many-people-in-south-africa-who-are-rich-and-who-can-share/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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> [The histories of our two peoples, Palestinian and South African, correspond in such painful and poignant ways, that I intensely feel myself…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/the-histories-of-our-two-peoples-palestinian-and-south-african/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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> [Our march to freedom is irreversible. We must not allow fear to stand in our way. Universal suffrage on a common voters'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/our-march-to-freedom-is-irreversible-we-must-not-allow-fear-to-stand/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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> [South Africans must recall the terrible past so that we can deal with it, forgiving where forgiveness is necessary but never forgetting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/south-africans-must-recall-the-terrible-past-so-that-we-can-deal-with/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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> [The titanic effort that has brought liberation to South Africa, and ensured the total liberation of Africa, constitutes an act of redemption…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/the-titanic-effort-that-has-brought-liberation-to-south-africa-and/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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> [ We must also know that even before liberation in 1994 there \[in South Africa\] were people with resources who tried to share… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/we-must-also-know-that-even-before-liberation-in-1994-there-in-south/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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> [Before I went to jail, I was active in politics as a member of South Africa's leading organization - and I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/before-i-went-to-jail-i-was-active-in-politics-as-a-member-of-south/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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> [ What we did was to try and exploit that spirit \[the idea of giving\], which was there even before I approached individual… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/what-we-did-was-to-try-and-exploit-that-spirit-the-idea-of-giving/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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> [We cannot blame other people for our troubles. We are not victims of the influx of foreign people into South Africa. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/we-cannot-blame-other-people-for-our-troubles-we-are-not-victims-of/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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> [I've found that South Africa has produced good leaders. These are people who realize that when there is danger, they should be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/i-ve-found-that-south-africa-has-produced-good-leaders-these-are/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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> [South Africa is the most beautiful place on earth. Admittedly, I am biased but when you combine the natural beauty... and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/south-africa-is-the-most-beautiful-place-on-earth-admittedly-i-am/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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> [The time will come when our nation will honour the memory of all the sons, the daughters, the mothers, the fathers, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/the-time-will-come-when-our-nation-will-honour-the-memory-of-all-the/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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> [Sport has the power to inspire and unite people. In Africa, soccer enjoys great popularity and has a particular place in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/sport-has-the-power-to-inspire-and-unite-people-in-africa-soccer-2/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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> [The calm and tolerant atmosphere that prevailed during the elections depicts the type of South Africa we can build. It set the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/the-calm-and-tolerant-atmosphere-that-prevailed-during-the-elections/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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> [We have triumphed in the effort to implant hope in the breasts of the millions of our people. We enter into a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/we-have-triumphed-in-the-effort-to-implant-hope-in-the-breasts-of-the/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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> [ The first election in which all South Africans took part was in April, 1994. There were long queues \[lines\] of employers and… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/the-first-election-in-which-all-south-africans-took-part-was-in-april/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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## Other authors on South

## More by Nelson Mandela

> [We must work together to ensure the equitable distribution of wealth, opportunity and power in our society.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/we-must-work-together-to-ensure-the-equitable-distribution-of-wealth/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

> [Especially for those of us who lived in single cells, you had the time to sit down and think, and we discovered that sitting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/especially-for-those-of-us-who-lived-in-single-cells-you-had-the-time/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/if-you-don-t-allow-people-to-contribute-to-offer-their-point-of-view/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

> [Courageous people do not fear forgiving, for the sake of peace.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/courageous-people-do-not-fear-forgiving-for-the-sake-of-peace/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

> [As a leader... I have always endeavored to listen to what each and every person in a discussion had to say before venturing my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/as-a-leader-i-have-always-endeavored-to-listen-to-what-each-and-every/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

> [Some of the mission groups that have been responsible for our education have not been part of the government. In fact, they acted contrary…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/some-of-the-mission-groups-that-have-been-responsible-for-our/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

> [“I believed that I would become a counsellor to the Thembu king,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/i-believed-that-i-would-become-a-counsellor-to-the-thembu-king/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/what-he-means-by-this-is-that-instead-of-saying-you-ll-try-you-need/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

> [I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/i-learned-that-courage-was-not-the-absence-of-fear-but-the-triumph/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

> [We need to exert ourselves that much more, and break out of the vicious cycle of dependence imposed on us by the financially powerful:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/we-need-to-exert-ourselves-that-much-more-and-break-out-of-the/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

> [“Prison is a still point in a turning world, and it is very easy to remain in the same place in jail while the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/prison-is-a-still-point-in-a-turning-world-and-it-is-very-easy-to/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

> [A fundamental concern for others in our individual and community lives would go a long way in making the world the better place we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/a-fundamental-concern-for-others-in-our-individual-and-community/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

> [I am aware of what the position is in the United States of America. If somebody gives to charity, then he gets a tax…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/i-am-aware-of-what-the-position-is-in-the-united-states-of-america-if/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

> [It is our duty to give support to the brother leader ... especially in regards to the sanctions which are not hitting just him,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/it-is-our-duty-to-give-support-to-the-brother-leader-especially-in/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

> [It was during those long and lonely years that my hunger for the freedom of our own people became a hunger for the freedom…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/it-was-during-those-long-and-lonely-years-that-my-hunger-for-the/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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