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Fools multiply when wise men are silent.
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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Political Prisoner
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Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
Mandela
Prisoner 46664
Madiba
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You can never have an impact on society if you have not changed yourself.
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Times change, we need to change as well.
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Although I am a gregarious person, I love solitude even more.
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