Quote of the day
With me poetry has been not a purpose, but a passion; and the passions should be held in reverence: they must not — they cannot at will be excited, with an eye to the paltry compensations, or the more paltry commendations, of mankind.
Nelson Mandela

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Born: July 18, 1918
Died: December 5, 2013 (aged 95)
Bio: Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, politician, and philanthropist, who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999.
Known for:
- Long Walk to Freedom (1995)
- Conversations with Myself (2010)
- Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales (2002)
- No Easy Walk to Freedom (1990)
- The Struggle Is My Life (1978)
Nelson Mandela Quotes