Absence Quote by Nelson Mandela

The majority of South Africans, black and white, recognize that apartheid has no future. It has to be ended by our own decisive mass…

— Nelson Mandela

The legacy of Mandela is to have brought the country together... South Africa can be one of the success stories of the 21st century.

— David Cameron

“People wo are privileged tend to take their privilege for granted. South Africans are no exception in this regard. We take for granted the…

— Frank Chikane

South Africa has faced many problems in the past. You would understand those problems if you understood the history of the struggle to get…

— Thabo Mbeki

We, the people of South Africa, declare for all our country and the world to know: That South Africa belongs to all who live…

— Nelson Mandela

When [Nelson Mandela] was in prison I admired him for his moral strength... Of his period in power I can see few results. Apartheid…

— Mengistu Haile Mariam

In South Africa, we could not have achieved our freedom and just peace without the help of people around the world, who through the…

— Desmond Tutu

As we mourn President Mandela’s passing we must ask ourselves the fundamental question - what shall we do to respond to the tasks of…

— Thabo Mbeki

South Africans have no concept of time and this is also why we can't solve poverty and social problems… It's now 10 years since…

— Nelson Mandela

Without white South Africa realizing what it had done - and on the basis of that realization having the courage to ask for forgiveness…

— Athol Fugard

“A problem with us South Africans is our lack of integrity and patriotism. Some of us will do anything for money, even selling out…

— De philosopher DJ Kyos

Our daily deeds as ordinary South Africans must produce an actual South African reality that will reinforce humanity's belief in justice, strenthen its confidence…

— Nelson Mandela