A real leader uses every issue, no matter how serious and sensitive, to ensure that at the end of the debate we should emerge stronger and more united than ever before.
NELSON MANDELAWhen a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw.
More Nelson Mandela Quotes
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Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice.
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No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.
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Death is something inevitable. When a man has done what he considers to be his duty to his people and his country, he can rest in peace.
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Nothing is black or white.
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Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings.
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Our single most important challenge is therefore to help establish a social order in which the freedom of the individual will truly mean the freedom of the individual.
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As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn’t leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I’d still be in prison.
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Great anger and violence can never build a nation.
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A leader is like a shepherd. He stays behind the flock, letting the most nimble go out ahead, whereupon the others follow, not realizing that all along they are being directed from behind.
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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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The day I am afraid to do, that is the day I am no longer fit to lead.
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Few things make the life of a parent more rewarding and sweet as successful children.
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The impression that you are a demigod worried me. I wanted to be like an ordinary human being with virtues and vices.
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Racism is a blight on the human conscience.
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