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We know what needs to be done - all that is missing is the will to do it.
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
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Once a person is determined to help themselves, there is nothing that can stop them.
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Tread softly, Brathe peacefully, Laugh hysterically.
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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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Only free men can negotiate prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedom and mine cannot be separated.
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Everyone can rise above their circumstances and achieve success if they are dedicated to and passionate about what they do.
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I have found Jews to be more broad-minded than most whites on issues of race and politics, perhaps because they themselves have historically been victims of prejudice.
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There's no such thing as part freedom.
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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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Education has become a very powerful weapon in the struggle to produce a well-developed person.
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I told my cellmates about the oppression of the whites and apartheid. I helped organize hunger strikes and the like in my prison.
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My respect for human beings is based not on the colour of a man’s skin nor authority he may wield, but purely on merit.
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Other people have qualities that may be better than your own. Let them express them.
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I've never had a single moment of depression, because I know my cause will triumph.
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Never, never and never again shall it be that this beautiful land will again experience the oppression of one by another.
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South Africans have no concept of time and this is also why we can't solve poverty and social problems… It's now 10 years since the fall of the Apartheid government and we cannot blame Apartheid for being tardy.
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It is a grave error for any leader to be oversensitive in the face of criticism
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The very right to be human is denied every day to hundreds of millions of people as a result of poverty, the unavailability of basic necessities such as food, jobs, water and shelter, education, health care and a healthy environment.
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Forgiveness liberates the soul. It removes fear. That is why it is such a powerful weapon.
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