Rhetoric is not important. Actions are.
NELSON MANDELAThe day I am afraid to do, that is the day I am no longer fit to lead.
More Nelson Mandela Quotes
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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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You mustn’t compromise your principles, but you mustn’t humiliate the opposition. No one is more dangerous than one who is humiliated.
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One of the most difficult things is not to change society – but to change yourself.
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If you want the cooperation of humans around you, you must make them feel they are important – and you do that by being genuine and humble.
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Racism is a blight on the human conscience.
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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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As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
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It always seems impossible until it’s done.
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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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Fools multiply when wise men are silent.
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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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There is no future without forgiveness.
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There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere.
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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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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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