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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
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Let us remind ourselves that it is ordinary people - men and women, boys and girls - that make the world a special place
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Resentment is like a glass of poison that a man drinks then he sits down and waits for his enemy to die.
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We can build a society grounded on friendship and our common humanity - a society founded on tolerance. That is the only road open to us.
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Nonviolence is a good policy when the conditions permit.
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It's in your hands to make the world a better place.
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Religion is one of the most important forces in the world. Whether you are a Christian, a Muslim, a Buddhist, a Jew, or a Hindu, religion is a great force, and it can help one have command of one's own morality, one's own behavior, and one's own attitude.
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Disasters will always come and go, leaving their victims either completely broken or steeled and seasoned and better able to face the next crop of challenges that may occur.
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When we can sit in the face of insanity or dislikes and be free from the need to make it different, then we are free.
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When I walked out of the gate I knew that if I continued to hate these people I was still in prison.
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It is not our diversity which divides us it is not our ethnicity, or religion or culture that divides us. Since we have achieved our freedom, there can only be one division amongst us: between those who cherish democracy and those who do not.
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A new society cannot be created by reproducing the repugnant past, however refined or enticingly repackaged.
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The victory of democracy in South Africa is the common achievement of all humanity.
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Let us not be tempted by those who try to find the unique qualities in a particular group. In this case, among South Africa indigenous people, it reflected what has been evidenced throughout the world.
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The greatest single challenge facing our globalised world is to combat and eradicate its disparities.
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Let freedom reign. The sun never set on so glorious a human achievement.
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Only armchair politicians are immune from committing mistakes. Errors are inherent in political action.
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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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Che Guevara's life is an inspiration for every human being who loves freedom. We will always honor his memory.
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Abject poverty is demeaning, is an assault on the dignity of those that suffer it. In the end it demeans us all. It makes the freedom of all of us less meaningful.
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Does anybody really think that they didn't get what they had because they didn't have the talent or the strength or the endurance or the commitment?
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