Rhetoric is not important. Actions are.
NELSON MANDELANo power on this earth can destroy the thirst for human dignity.
More Nelson Mandela Quotes
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It is not the kings and generals that make history, but the masses of the people.
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A Nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but it’s lowest ones.
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Freedom can never be taken for granted.
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It is not where you start but how high you aim that matters for success.
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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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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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The time is always right to do right.
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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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As we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.
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After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.
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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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We must use time wisely and forever realize that the time is always ripe to do right.
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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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Disabled children are equally entitled to an exciting and brilliant future.
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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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