It was during those long and lonely years that my hunger for the freedom of our own people became a hunger for… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
My time in prison only deepened my resolve against apartheid. Even while I was in prison, I fought against it, teaching my… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
During my lifetime I have dedicated myself to this struggle of the African people. I have fought against white domination, and I… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
An initiative was essentially led by civil society because the policy of the government was that Africans must not be taught to… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
At the southern tip of the continent, a rich reward is in the making, an invaluable gift is in the preparation, for… — 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
Why is it that in this courtroom I face a white magistrate, am confronted by a white prosecutor and escorted into the… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination... — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
There must be an end to white monopoly on political power, and a fundamental restructuring of our political and economic systems to… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
I detest racialism, because I regard it as a barbaric thing, whether it comes from a black man or a white man. — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
It was during those long and lonely years that my hunger for the freedom of my own people became a hunger for… — 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
I came across few whites as a boy at Qunu. The local magistrate, of course, was white, as was the nearest shopkeeper.… — 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
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
Both Bush as well, as Tony Blair, are undermining an idea which was sponsored by their predecessors. They do not care. Is… — 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
![“The first election in which all South Africans took part was in April, 1994. There were long queues [lines] of employers and employees, black and white. In the sense of Africans, Coloreds and Indians - when I talk about blacks, I mean those three. Blacks and whites mingled to vote without any…” quote by Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/32f/nelson-mandela-248_april_the-first-election-in-which-all-south-af_1913647.jpg)
![“Both Bush as well, as Tony Blair, are undermining an idea which was sponsored by their predecessors. They do not care. Is it because the secretary-general of the United Nations [Ghanaian Kofi Annan] is now a black man? They never did that when secretary-generals were white.” quote by Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c52/nelson-mandela-248_black_both-bush-as-well-as-tony-blair-are-unde_2110652.jpg)
