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If you want to preach a revolutionary message, wear a suit.

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
Politician
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
Mandela
Prisoner 46664
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We cannot blame other people for our troubles. We are not victims of the influx of foreign people into South Africa. We must remember that it was mainly due to the aggressive and hostile policies of the apartheid regime that the economic development of our neighbours was undermined.
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Do not judge me by my success, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.
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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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Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.
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In prison, illusions can offer comfort.
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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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I never think of the time I have lost. I just carry out a programme because it's there. It's mapped out for me.
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I've found that South Africa has produced good leaders. These are people who realize that when there is danger, they should be in the forefront and when there is victory to be celebrated, they should be in the background, allowing their colleagues and the ordinary civilians - the man in the street - to rejoice and to celebrate that victory.
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When I went to jail, I was a trained lawyer. And when the wardens received letters of demands or summonses, they didn't have the resources to go to an attorney to help them. I would help them settle their cases, so they became attached to me and the other prisoners.
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If you are poor, you are not likely to live long.
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The Commonwealth makes the world safe for diversity
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The best weapon is to sit down and talk.
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Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice. It is the protection of a fundamental human right, the right to dignity and a decent life . . .
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There can be no greater gift than that of giving one’s time and energy to help others without expecting anything in return.
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I will use the rest of my life to help the poor overcome the problems confronting them - poverty is the greatest challenge facing humanity. That is why I build schools I want to free people from poverty and illiteracy.
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I was called a terrorist yesterday, but when I came out of jail, many people embraced me, including my enemies, and that is what I normally tell other people who say those who are struggling for liberation in their country are terrorists.
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Your victory has demonstrated that no person anywhere in the world should not dare to dream of wanting to change the world for a better place.
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Educating all of our children must be one of our most urgent priorities. We all know that education, more than anything else, improves our chances of building better lives.
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It is a grave error for any leader to be oversensitive in the face of criticism
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I was not a messiah, but an ordinary man who had become a leader because of extraordinary circumstances.
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