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It's not our weaknesses that frighten us. It's our strengths.

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
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Prisoner 46664
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A movement without vision would be a movement without moral foundation.
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I am fundamentally an optimist. Whether that comes from nature or nurture, I cannot say. Part of being optimistic is keeping one's head pointed toward the sun, one's feet moving forward. There were many dark moments when my faith in humanity was sorely tested, but I would not and could not give myself up to despair. That way lays defeat and death.
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I greet you all in the name of peace, democracy and freedom for all.
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