---
title: "1 Win Freedom Quotes By Joshua Nkomo"
description: "1 Win Freedom quotes by Joshua Nkomo. Plus more from Joshua Nkomo and more Win Freedom sayings from other authors."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ceb/joshua-nkomo-105512_becoming_the-hardest-lesson-of-my-life-has-come-t_1057941.jpg"
---

> [The hardest lesson of my life has come to me late. It is that a nation can win freedom without its people becoming free.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-nkomo/the-hardest-lesson-of-my-life-has-come-to-me-late-it-is-that-a-nation/)

Joshua Nkomo

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ceb/joshua-nkomo-105512_becoming_the-hardest-lesson-of-my-life-has-come-t_1057941.jpg)

## More by Joshua Nkomo

> [The hardest lesson of my life has come to me late. It is that a nation can win freedom without its people becoming free.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-nkomo/the-hardest-lesson-of-my-life-has-come-to-me-late-it-is-that-a-nation/)

Joshua Nkomo

> [All I'm trying to do is not join my ancestral spirits just yet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-nkomo/all-i-m-trying-to-do-is-not-join-my-ancestral-spirits-just-yet/)

Joshua Nkomo

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/win-freedom/joshua-nkomo/#itemlist",
            "name": "1 Win Freedom Quotes By Joshua Nkomo",
            "numberOfItems": 1,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "The hardest lesson of my life has come to me late. It is that a nation can win freedom without its people becoming free.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Joshua Nkomo"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-nkomo/the-hardest-lesson-of-my-life-has-come-to-me-late-it-is-that-a-nation/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ceb/joshua-nkomo-105512_becoming_the-hardest-lesson-of-my-life-has-come-t_1057941.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ceb/joshua-nkomo-105512_becoming_the-hardest-lesson-of-my-life-has-come-t_1057941.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ceb/joshua-nkomo-105512_becoming_the-hardest-lesson-of-my-life-has-come-t_1057941.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“The hardest lesson of my life has come to me late. It is that a nation can win freedom without its people…” — Joshua Nkomo",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/win-freedom/joshua-nkomo/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/win-freedom/joshua-nkomo/",
            "name": "Win Freedom Quotes by Joshua Nkomo",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/win-freedom/joshua-nkomo/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ceb/joshua-nkomo-105512_becoming_the-hardest-lesson-of-my-life-has-come-t_1057941.jpg"
            },
            "description": "1 Win Freedom quotes by Joshua Nkomo. Plus more from Joshua Nkomo and more Win Freedom sayings from other authors.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/win-freedom/joshua-nkomo/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/win-freedom/joshua-nkomo/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Win Freedom",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/win-freedom/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "name": "Joshua Nkomo",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/win-freedom/joshua-nkomo/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```