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I am fundamentally an optimist.

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
Lawyer
Political Activist
Political Prisoner
Politician
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
Mandela
Prisoner 46664
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Fundamentally
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Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings. Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice... Sometimes it falls upon a generation to be great. You can be that great generation. Let your greatness blossom.
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The power of imagination created the illusion that my vision went much farther than the naked eye could actually see.
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There is nobody more dangerous than one who has been humiliated, even when you humiliate him rightly.
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Any man or institution that tries to rob me of my dignity will lose.
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I want to sleep for eternity with a broad smile on my face. I want those who remain behind to say this man has done his duty.
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