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.
NELSON MANDELAOur fear is not that we are inadequate, but that we are powerful beyond measure.
More Nelson Mandela Quotes
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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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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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Know your enemy – and learn about his favorite sport.
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There is nothing more dangerous than a humiliated man.
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The past is a rich resource on which we can draw in order to make decisions for the future, but it does not dictate our choices. We should look back at the past and select what is good, and leave behind what is bad.
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It is so easy to break down and destroy. The heroes are those who make peace and build.
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There is no passion to be found playing small – in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.
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Information is a basic human right and the fundamental foundation for the formation of democratic institutions.
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Rhetoric is not important. Actions are.
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You will achieve more in this world through acts of mercy than you will through acts of retribution.
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For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.
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Education is the great engine of personal development.
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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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History will judge us by the difference we make in the everyday lives of children.
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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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