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AIDS is no longer just a disease, it is a human rights issue.
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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In countries where innocent people are dying, the leaders are following their blood rather than their brains.
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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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Racism is a blight on the human conscience. The idea that any people can be inferior to another, to the point where those who consider themselves superior define and treat the rest as subhuman, denies the humanity even of those who elevate themselves to the status of gods.
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Our rich and varied cultural heritage has a profound power to help build our nation
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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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Apart from life, a strong constitusion and an abiding connection to the Thembu royal house, the only thing my father bestowed upon me at birth was a name, Rolihlahla
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Courageous people do not fear forgiving, for the sake of peace.
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A free press is one of the pillars of democracy.
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The names of Dingane and Bambata, Hintsa and Makana, Squngthi and Dalasile, Moshoeshoe and Sekhukhuni, were praised as the glory of the entire African nation. I hoped then that life might offer me the opportunity to serve my people and make my own humble contribution to their freedom struggle.
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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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Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice.
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I was able to change my life by knowing that if somebody does something good for you, you have to respond.
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It's in your hands to make the world a better place.
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When I walked out of the gate I knew that if I continued to hate these people I was still in prison.
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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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Whether you change the linen or stitch up wounds, cook the food or dispense the medicines, it is in your hands to help build a public service worthy of all those who gave their lives for the dream of democracy
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I watched, along with all of you, as the tens of thousands of our people stood patiently in long queues for many hours. Some sleeping on the open ground overnight waiting to cast this momentous vote.
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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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The titanic effort that has brought liberation to South Africa, and ensured the total liberation of Africa, constitutes an act of redemption for the black people of the world.
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Our society needs to re-establish a culture of caring.
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