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.
NELSON MANDELAIt is not beyond our power to create a world in which all children have access to a good education.
More Nelson Mandela Quotes
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Freedom can never be taken for granted.
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I am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying.
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Great peacemakers are all people of integrity, of honesty, but humility.
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There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere.
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The time is always right to do right.
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History will judge us by the difference we make in the everyday lives of children.
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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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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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If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.
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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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One cannot be prepared for something while secretly believing it will not happen.
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Part of being optimistic is keeping one’s head pointed toward the sun, one’s feet moving forward.
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Our task is not to liberate the oppressed, but to liberate the oppressors
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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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We know it well that none of us acting alone can achieve success.
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