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It's in your hands to make the world a better place.

Nelson Mandela

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Nelson Mandela
Age: 95 †
Born: 1918
Born: July 18
Died: 2013
Died: December 5
Autobiographer
Former President Of South Africa
Lawyer
Political Activist
Political Prisoner
Politician
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
Mandela
Prisoner 46664
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We should never forget those on whose shoulders we stand and those who paid the supreme price for freedom.
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When I closed THE GRAPES OF WRATH, I was a different man. It enriched my powers of thinking and discipline, and my relationships. I left prison more informed than when I went in. And the more informed you are, the less arrogant and aggressive you are.
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There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children.
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We have introduced a rule of law into many sections of our public life.
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It is not beyond our power to create a world in which all children have access to a good education.
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Lead from the front - but don t leave your base behind.
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I have never cared very much for personal prizes. A person does not become a freedom fighter in the hope of winning awards.
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I did not enjoy the violence of boxing so much as the science of it. I was intrigued by how one moved one's body to protect oneself, how one used a strategy both to attack and retreat, how one paced oneself over a match.
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History will judge us by the difference we make in the everyday lives of children.
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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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Information is a basic human right and the fundamental foundation for the formation of democratic institutions.
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We owe our children – the most vulnerable citizens in any society – a life free from violence and fear.
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The United States has made serious mistakes in the conduct of its foreign affairs, which have had unfortunate repercussions long after the decisions were taken.
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The New World Order that is in the making must focus on the creation of a world of democracy, peace and prosperity for all.
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