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Nelson Mandela

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I have always regarded myself, in the first place, as an African patriot.


— Nelson Mandela


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I have retired, but if there's anything that would kill me it is to wake up in the morning not knowing what to do.


— Nelson Mandela


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I should tie myself to no particular system of society other than of socialism.


— Nelson Mandela


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Intervention only works when the people concerned seem to be keen for peace.


— Nelson Mandela


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It is wise to persuade people to do things and make them think it was their own idea.


— Nelson Mandela


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The titanic effort that has brought liberation to South Africa, and ensured the total liberation of Africa, constitutes an act of redemption for the black people of the world.


— Nelson Mandela


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I can't pretend that I'm brave and that I can beat the whole world.


— Nelson Mandela


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The United States has made serious mistakes in the conduct of its foreign affairs, which have had unfortunate repercussions long after the decisions were taken.


— Nelson Mandela


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You know, you can only lead them from behind.


— Nelson Mandela


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Africans require, want, the franchise on the basis of one man one vote. They want political independence.


— Nelson Mandela


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Getting on well with Pollsmoor's commanding officer Brigadier Munro Mandela was permitted to create a roof garden also reading voraciously and corresponding widely now permitted 52 letters a year. On 13 April 1992 Mandela publicly announced he was separating from Winnie moving to Houghton a white Johannesburg suburb while the ANC forced her to step down from the national executive. Mandela appeared at many; though a poor public speaker he was a popular figure with great status among black South Africans.

W. He is held in deep respect within South Africa as the "Father of the Nation" where he is often known under his Xhosa clan name of Madiba. Internationally Mandela was the Secretary-General of the Non-Aligned Movement from 1998 to 1999.

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