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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
Lawyer
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Political Prisoner
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Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
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Prisoner 46664
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I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities.
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When we can sit in the face of insanity or dislikes and be free from the need to make it different, then we are free.
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Children are the most important asset in a country. For them to become that asset, they must receive education and love from their parents.
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The people of Africa have learned the lessons of patience and endurance in their long struggle for freedom. In a cynical world we have become an inspiration to many. We signal that good can be achieved amongst human beings who are prepared to trust, prepared to belief in the goodness of people.
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People tend to measure themselves by external accomplishments, but jail allows a person to focus on internal ones such as honesty, sincerity, simplicity, humility, generosity and an absence of variety. You learn to look into yourself.
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We owe our children – the most vulnerable citizens in any society – a life free from violence and fear.
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