As long as poverty, injustice and gross inequality persist in our world, none of us can truly rest.
NELSON MANDELAFor 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.
More Nelson Mandela Quotes
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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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One of the most difficult things is not to change society – but to change yourself.
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Lead from the back – and let others believe they are in front.
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An educated, enlightened & informed population is one of the surest ways of promoting the health of a democracy.
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Political division, based on color, is entirely artificial; and when it disappears, so will the domination of one color group by another.
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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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Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice.
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Where you stand depends on where you sit.
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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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The most difficult matter is not so much to change the world as yourself.
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The true character of a society is revealed in how it treats its children.
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What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.
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Tread softly, Brathe peacefully, Laugh hysterically.
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Forgiveness liberates the soul. It removes fear. That is why it is such a powerful weapon.
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Freedom can never be taken for granted.
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