Barriers Quote by Nelson Mandela

“Sport can create hope, where once there was only despair. It is more powerful than governments in breaking down racial barriers.”

Nelson Mandela

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I feel that there are a few things in the world without cultural barriers.

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English literature is a glorious inheritance which is open to all - there are no barriers, no coupons, and no restrictions. In the English…

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