Nelson Mandela
Quotes
A key figure in the struggle against apartheid in South Africa, his leadership and commitment to justice, equality, and reconciliation were instrumental in dismantling the racially discriminatory system. Imprisoned for 27 years, his eventual release and subsequent presidency marked a new era for South Africa. Mandela's emphasis on forgiveness and nation-building has made him a global symbol of resilience, leadership, and the power of reconciliation in the face of profound adversity.
Nelson Mandela
Quotes
A key figure in the struggle against apartheid in South Africa, his leadership and commitment to justice, equality, and reconciliation were instrumental in dismantling the racially discriminatory system. Imprisoned for 27 years, his eventual release and subsequent presidency marked a new era for South Africa. Mandela's emphasis on forgiveness and nation-building has made him a global symbol of resilience, leadership, and the power of reconciliation in the face of profound adversity.
I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination.
With freedom comes responsibilities, and I dare not linger, for my long walk has not ended yet.
Freedom is indivisible; the chains on any one of my people were the chains on all of them, the chains on all of my people were the chains on me.
We have triumphed in the effort to implant hope in the breasts of the millions of our people. We enter into a covenant that we shall build the society in which all South Africans, both black and white, will be able to walk tall, without any fear in their hearts, assured of their inalienable right to human dignity — a rainbow nation at peace with itself and the world.
No form of violence can ever be excused in a society that wishes to call itself decent.
Millions of people in the world's poorest countries remain enslaved by the chains of poverty. It is time to set them free.
The brave man is not the one who has no fears, he is the one who triumphs over his fears.
To a freedom fighter hope is what a lifebelt is to a swimmer - a guarantee that one will keep afloat and free from danger.
We don't have to be victims of our past, that we can let go of our bitterness, and that all of us can achieve greatness.
You know you are really famous the day you discover you have become a comic character!
As long as many of our people still live in utter poverty, as long as children still live under plastic covers, as long as many of our people are still without jobs, no South African should rest and wallow in the joy of freedom.
I dream of our vast deserts, of our forests, of all our great wildernesses. We must never forget that it is our duty to protect this environment.
Few things make the life of a parent more rewarding and sweet as successful children.
Our economic approach to food and its distribution reflects our basic moral values.
For me, nonviolence was not a moral principle but a strategy; there is no moral goodness in using an ineffective weapon.
Sport has the power to overcome old divisions and create the bond of common aspirations.
