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 MANDELAThe 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.
More Nelson Mandela Quotes
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May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears.
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It is not the kings and generals that make history, but the masses of the people.
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As we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.
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It always seems impossible until it’s done.
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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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The wounds that cannot be seen are more painful than those that can be treated by a doctor.
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Our task is not to liberate the oppressed, but to liberate the oppressors
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Nothing is black or white.
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As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
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Education is the great engine of personal development.
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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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Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world
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No power on this earth can destroy the thirst for human dignity.
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Honour belongs to those who never forsake the truth even when things seem dark and grim, who try over and over again, who are never discouraged by insults, humiliation and even defeat.
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One cannot be prepared for something while secretly believing it will not happen.
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