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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
Mandela
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Since the dawn of history, mankind has honoured and respected brave and honest people.
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The truth is we are not yet free we have merely achieved the freedom to be free.
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We know it well that none of us acting alone can achieve success.
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An organisation can only carry out its mandate if there is discipline, and where there is no discipline there can be no real progress
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Leaders in all spheres who are living with HIV should be encouraged, not coerced, to lead by example and disclose their HIV status.
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To be the father of a nation is a great honor, but to be the father of a family is a greater joy.
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Let the efforts of us all, prove that he [Martin Luther King] was not a mere dreamer when he spoke of the beauty of genuine brotherhood and peace being more precious than diamonds or silver or gold
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When we decided to take up arms, it was because the only other choice was to surrender and to submit to slavery.
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It is my greatest wish that the Children’s Fund should continue to be a beacon of hope and light.
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No country can really develop unless its citizens are educated. Any nation that is progressive is led by people who have had the privilege of studying.
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The time is always right to do right
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The death sentence is a barbaric act . . . It is a reflection of the animal instinct still in human beings.
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The greatest single challenge facing our globalised world is to combat and eradicate its disparities.
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Why is it that in this courtroom I face a white magistrate, am confronted by a white prosecutor and escorted into the dock by a white orderly? Can anyone honestly and seriously suggest that in this type of atmosphere the scales of justice are evenly balanced?
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[Giving] is the essence of the great religions of the world - whether you are discussing the Muslim, Hindu, Jewish or Christian religion. It is an essential fundamental principle of all religions, whatever stage of development a society has reached, to sympathize with others and to promote that spirit of equality.
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I enjoyed the discipline and solitariness of long-distance running, which allowed me to escape from the hurly-burly of school life.
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No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.
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Running taught me valuable lessons. In cross-country competition, training counted more than intrinsic ability, and I could compensate for a lack of natural aptitude with diligence and discipline. I applied this in everything I did.
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The relations between a man and his or her god is a personal matter you can't go out and challenge the belief of people in a superior being.
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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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