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Give a child love, laughter and peace, not AIDS.
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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Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
Mandela
Prisoner 46664
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AIDS is our number one enemy. This enemy can be defeated. While the research for a cure continues, four principles -- love, support, acceptance and care for those affected -- can make us winners.
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Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice.
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I was called a terrorist yesterday... Today I am admired by the very people who said I was one.
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The death sentence is a barbaric act . . . It is a reflection of the animal instinct still in human beings.
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I realized that they could take everything from me except my mind and my heart. They could not take those things. Those things I still had control over. And I decided not to give them away.
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