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War Quotes by Nelson Mandela
- 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…
- We speak here of the challenge of the dichotomies of war and peace, violence and non-violence, racism and human dignity, oppression and repression and liberty…
- This must be a world of democracy and respect for human rights, a world freed from the horrors of poverty, hunger, deprivation and ignorance, relieved…
- Apartheid is a crime against humanity. Israel has deprived millions of Palestinians of their liberty and property. It has perpetuated a system of gross racial…
- AIDS today in Africa is claiming more lives than the sum total of all wars, famines and floods and the ravages of such deadly diseases…
- We can't win a war, but we can win an election.
- If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner.
- Courageous people do not fear forgiving, for the sake of peace.
- Intervention only works when the people concerned seem to be keen for peace.
- Nonviolence is a good policy when the conditions permit.
- I started to make a study of the art of war and revolution and, whilst abroad, underwent a course in military training. If there was…
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