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I was not a messiah, but an ordinary man who had become a leader because of extraordinary circumstances.

Nelson Mandela

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Nelson Mandela
Age: 95 †
Born: 1918
Born: July 18
Died: 2013
Died: December 5
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Former President Of South Africa
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Political Prisoner
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Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
Mandela
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Friends, Comrades and fellow South Africans. I greet you all in the name of peace, democracy and freedom for all. I stand here before you not as a prophet but as a humble servant of you, the people. Your tireless and heroic sacrifices have made it possible for me to be here today. I therefore place the remaining years of my life in your hands.
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In all disputes, a point is arrived at where no party, no matter how right or wrong it might have been at the start of that dispute, will any longer be totally in the right or totally in the wrong. Such a point I believe, has been reached in this debate... Let us not equivocate. A tragedy of unprecedented proportions is unfolding in Africa.
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There is nothing more important in life than giving. Tolerance is forged when people look beyond their own desires
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When the water starts boiling it is foolish to turn off the heat.
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Home is home even for those who aspire to serve wider interests and who have established their home of choice in distant regions.
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Our human compassion binds us the one to the other - not in pity or patronizingly, but as human beings who have learnt how to turn our common suffering into hope for the future.
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It's not our weaknesses that frighten us. It's our strengths.
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Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.
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Fools multiply when wise men are silent.
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In my younger days, I was arrogant - jail helped me to get rid of it. I did nothing but make enemies because of my arrogance.
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I have never cared very much for personal prizes. A person does not become a freedom fighter in the hope of winning awards.
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I have always endeavoured to listen to what each and every person in a discussion had to say before venturing my own opinion.
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Since the dawn of history, mankind has honoured and respected brave and honest people.
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It is so easy to break down and destroy. The heroes are those who make peace and build.
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Today we are a nation at peace with itself, united in our diversity, not only proclaiming but living out the contention that South Africa belongs to all who live in it. We take our place amongst the nations of the world, confident and proud in being an African country.
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Freedom can never be taken for granted. Each generation must safeguard it and extend it. Your parents and elders sacrificed much so that you should have freedom without suffering what they did. Use this precious right to ensure that the darkness of the past never returns.
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