Taken Quotes by Nelson Mandela

10 Taken quotes by Nelson Mandela

Mandela's words often echo resilience when oppression feels overwhelming. Here, ten concise statements capture his calm insistence on reclaiming dignity.

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I am not truly free if I am taking away someone else's freedom, just as surely as I am not free when…

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The United States has made serious mistakes in the conduct of its foreign affairs, which have had unfortunate repercussions long after the…

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I was first imprisoned in Pretoria, and then, thereafter, I was taken to Robben Island. I stayed there for a couple of…

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I have taken a moment here to rest, to steal a view of the glorious vista that surrounds me, to look back…

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Freedom can never be taken for granted. Each generation must safeguard it and extend it. Your parents and elders sacrificed much so…

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i love playing and chatting with children...feeding and putting them to bed with a little story, and being away from the family…

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I have walked that long road to freedom. I have tried not to falter; I have made missteps along the way. But…

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The truth is that we are not yet free; we have merely achieved the freedom to be free, the right not to…

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At the meeting I argued that the state had given us no alternative to violence. I said it was wrong and immoral…

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It was during those long and lonely years that my hunger for the freedom of our own people became a hunger for…

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We must work together to ensure the equitable distribution of wealth, opportunity and power in our society.

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Especially for those of us who lived in single cells, you had the time to sit down and think, and we discovered that sitting…

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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…

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Courageous people do not fear forgiving, for the sake of peace.

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As a leader... I have always endeavored to listen to what each and every person in a discussion had to say before venturing my…

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Some of the mission groups that have been responsible for our education have not been part of the government. In fact, they acted contrary…

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“I believed that I would become a counsellor to the Thembu king,”

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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…

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I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not…

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We need to exert ourselves that much more, and break out of the vicious cycle of dependence imposed on us by the financially powerful:…

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“Prison is a still point in a turning world, and it is very easy to remain in the same place in jail while the…

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A fundamental concern for others in our individual and community lives would go a long way in making the world the better place we…

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I am aware of what the position is in the United States of America. If somebody gives to charity, then he gets a tax…

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It is our duty to give support to the brother leader ... especially in regards to the sanctions which are not hitting just him,…

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It was during those long and lonely years that my hunger for the freedom of our own people became a hunger for the freedom…

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