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.
NELSON MANDELARhetoric is not important. Actions are.
More Nelson Mandela Quotes
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Our task is not to liberate the oppressed, but to liberate the oppressors
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There can be no greater gift than that of giving one’s time and energy to help others without expecting anything in return.
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Information is a basic human right and the fundamental foundation for the formation of democratic institutions.
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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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Safety and security don’t just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear.
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Live life as though nobody is watching, and express yourself as though everyone is listening.
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A real leader uses every issue, no matter how serious and sensitive, to ensure that at the end of the debate we should emerge stronger and more united than ever before.
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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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Overcoming poverty is not a task of charity, it is an act of justice.
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Hope is a powerful weapon, and no one power on earth can deprive you of.
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You can start changing our world for the better daily, no matter how small the action.
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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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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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Great peacemakers are all people of integrity, of honesty, but humility.
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Peace is the greatest weapon for development that any person can have.
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