Safety and security don’t just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear.
NELSON MANDELACourage is not the absence of fear. It is inspiring others to move beyond it.
More Nelson Mandela Quotes
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There is no future without forgiveness.
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No problem is so deep that it cannot be overcome, given the will of all parties, through discussion and negotiation rather than force and violence.
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One cannot be prepared for something while secretly believing it will not happen.
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One of the things I learned when I was negotiating was that until I changed myself, I could not change others.
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Lead from the back – and let others believe they are in front.
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Blaming things on the past does not make them better.
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There can be no greater gift than that of giving one’s time and energy to help others without expecting anything in return.
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The wounds that cannot be seen are more painful than those that can be treated by a doctor.
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It is not the kings and generals that make history, but the masses of the people.
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No country can really develop unless its citizens are educated.
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There is nothing more important in life than giving. Tolerance is forged when people look beyond their own desires.
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Our task is not to liberate the oppressed, but to liberate the oppressors
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As long as poverty, injustice and gross inequality persist in our world, none of us can truly rest.
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A good head and good heart are always a formidable combination. But when you add to that a literate tongue or pen, then you have something very special.
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I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.
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