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If you want to change the world, help the women.

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
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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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The most difficult matter is not so much to change the world as yourself.
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