Tag: Nelson Mandela
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Does anybody really think that they didn’t get what they had because they didn’t have the talent or the strength or the endurance or the commitment?
Nelson Mandela
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We pledge ourselves to liberate all our people from the continuing bondage of poverty, deprivation, suffering, gender and other discrimination.
Nelson Mandela
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I made a mistake by being ejected from the presidency. Next time, I will choose a Cabinet which will allow me to be life President.
Nelson Mandela
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There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children.
Nelson Mandela
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The United States has made serious mistakes in the conduct of its foreign affairs, which have had unfortunate repercussions long after the decisions were taken.
Nelson Mandela
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In the 1940s, traveling for an African was a complicated process. All Africans over the age of sixteen were compelled to carry ‘Native passes’ issued by the Native Affairs Department and were required to show that pass to any white policeman, civil servant, or employer. Failure to do so could mean arrest, trial, a jail sentence or fine.
Nelson Mandela
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A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.
Nelson Mandela
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I can’t pretend that I’m brave and that I can beat the whole world.
Nelson Mandela
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I have been influenced in my thinking by both west and east.
Nelson Mandela
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You know, you can only lead them from behind.
Nelson Mandela