Nelson Mandela Short Quotes

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Any man that tries to rob me of my dignity will lose.

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Although I am a gregarious person, I love solitude even more.

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AIDS is no longer just a disease, it is a human rights issue.

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In my country we go to prison first and then become President.

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Long live the Cuban revolution! Long live Comrade Fidel Castro!

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Let's hope that Ken Oosterbroek will be the last person to die.

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We have waited too long for our freedom. We can no longer wait.

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A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.

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True reconciliation does not consist in merely forgetting the past.

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Man's goodness is a flame that can be hidden but never extinguished

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If you don't intend having a compromise, you don't negotiate at all.

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It is in your hands to create a better world for all who live in it.

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To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity.

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Our differences are our strength as a species and as a world community.

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It is not where you start but how high you aim that matters for success.

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I have always regarded myself, in the first place, as an African patriot.

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The anchor of all my dreams is the collective wisdom of mankind as a whole.

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Whenever I am with energetic young people, I feel like a recharged battery.

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Intervention only works when the people concerned seem to be keen for peace.

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Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.

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Freedom would be meaningless without security in the home and in the streets.

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Reconciliation means working together to correct the legacy of past injustice.

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Hope is a powerful weapon, and (one) no one power on earth can deprive you of.

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I should tie myself to no particular system of society other than of socialism.

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Sometimes, I feel like one who is on the sidelines, who has missed life itself.

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It is a grave error for any leader to be oversensitive in the face of criticism

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Government violence can do only one thing and that is to breed counter-violence.

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One cannot be prepared for something while secretly believing it will not happen.

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It is not the kings and generals that make history, but the masses of the people.

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The victory of democracy in South Africa is the common achievement of all humanity.

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