Political division, based on color, is entirely artificial; and when it disappears, so will the domination of one color group by another.
NELSON MANDELAPart of being optimistic is keeping one’s head pointed toward the sun, one’s feet moving forward.
More Nelson Mandela Quotes
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Peace is the greatest weapon for development that any person can have.
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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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Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.
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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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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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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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Racism is a blight on the human conscience.
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Where you stand depends on where you sit.
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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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There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere.
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The true character of a society is revealed in how it treats its children.
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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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Our single most important challenge is therefore to help establish a social order in which the freedom of the individual will truly mean the freedom of the individual.
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Courage is not the absence of fear. It is inspiring others to move beyond it.
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