Nelson Mandela

Before I went to jail, I was active in politics as a member of South Africa's leading organization - and I was generally busy from 7 A.M. until midnight. I never had time to sit and think. ↗

— Nelson Mandela

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By ancestry, I was born to rule. ↗

— Nelson Mandela

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I have been influenced in my thinking by both west and east. ↗

— Nelson Mandela

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I really wanted to retire and rest and spend more time with my children, my grandchildren and of course with my wife. ↗

— Nelson Mandela

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If you are poor, you are not likely to live long. ↗

— Nelson Mandela

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My son has died of AIDS. ↗

— Nelson Mandela

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Nonviolence is a good policy when the conditions permit. ↗

— Nelson Mandela

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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. ↗

— Nelson Mandela

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I stand here before you not as a prophet, but as a humble servant of you, the people. ↗

— Nelson Mandela

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If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner. ↗

— Nelson Mandela

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