Nelson Mandela Quotes

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• No matter what the past has dealt you, don't let it destroy your future.
• Freedom alone is not enough without light to read at night, without time or access to water to irrigate your farm, without the ability to…
• Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice.
• Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings.
• Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice. It is the protection of a fundamental human right, the right…
• Trade justice for the developing world and for this generation is a truly significant way for the developed countries to show commitment to bringing about…
• Man's goodness is a flame that can be hidden but never extinguished
• Running taught me valuable lessons. In cross-country competition, training counted more than intrinsic ability, and I could compensate for a lack of natural aptitude with…
• Death is something inevitable. When a man has done what he considers to be his duty to his people and his country, he can rest…
• Resentment is like a glass of poison that a man drinks; then he sits down and waits for his enemy to die.
• Let it never be said by future generations that indifference, cynicism or selfishness made us fail to live up to the ideals of humanism which…
• One of the most difficult things is not to change society - but to change yourself.
• Thinking is one of the most important weapons in dealing with problems
• We need to exert ourselves that much more, and break out of the vicious cycle of dependence imposed on us by the financially powerful: those…
• The Liberty Bell is "a very significant symbol for the entire democratic world."
• It was during those long and lonely years that my hunger for the freedom of our own people became a hunger for the freedom of…
• I really wanted to retire and rest and spend more time with my children, my grandchildren and of course with my wife. But the problems…
• Friends, Comrades and fellow South Africans. I greet you all in the name of peace, democracy and freedom for all. I stand here before you…
• Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our…
• Remember to celebrate milestones as you prepare for the road ahead.

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