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The Commonwealth makes the world safe for diversity

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
Madiba
Commonwealth
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The people of Africa have learned the lessons of patience and endurance in their long struggle for freedom. In a cynical world we have become an inspiration to many. We signal that good can be achieved amongst human beings who are prepared to trust, prepared to belief in the goodness of people.
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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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Strong convictions are the secret of surviving deprivation your spirit can be full even when your stomach is empty.
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I dream of an Africa which is in peace with itself.
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Friends, Comrades and fellow South Africans. I greet you all in the name of peace, democracy and freedom for all. I stand here before you not as a prophet but as a humble servant of you, the people. Your tireless and heroic sacrifices have made it possible for me to be here today. I therefore place the remaining years of my life in your hands.
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Forgiveness liberates the soul. It removes fear. That is why it is such a powerful weapon.
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Do not allow your anger to control your reason, but rather your reason to control your anger.
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Freedom alone is not enough without light to read at night, without time or access to water to irrigate your farm, without the ability to catch fish to feed your family.
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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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A political movement must keep in touch with reality and the prevailing conditions. Long speeches, the shaking of fists, the banging of tables, and strongly worded resolutions out of touch with the objective conditions do not bring about mass action and can do a great deal of harm to the organization and the struggle we serve.
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The victory of democracy in South Africa is the common achievement of all humanity.
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Home is home even for those who aspire to serve wider interests and who have established their home of choice in distant regions.
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The freedom we enjoy is a richly textured gift handcrafted by ordinary folk
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It only seems impossible until it's done.
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Although I am a gregarious person, I love solitude even more.
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A winner is a dreamer who never gives up
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There are many people who feel that it is useless and futile to continue talking about peace and non-violence against a government whose only reply is savage attacks on an unarmed and defenceless people.
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Courageous people do not fear forgiving, for the sake of peace.
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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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Great peacemakers are all people of integrity, of honesty, but humility.
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