Nelson Mandela ( 10 of 22 )
I am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying.
I am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying.
How can I be expected to believe that this same racial discrimination which has been the cause of so much read more
How can I be expected to believe that this same racial discrimination which has been the cause of so much injustice and suffering right through the years, should now operate here to give me a fair and open trial?....consider myself neither morally nor legally obliged to obey laws made by a Parliament in which I am not represented. That the will of the people is the basis of the authority of government, is a principle universally acknowledged as sacred throughout the civilized world.
For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects read more
For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.
I stand here before you not as a prophet, but as a humble servant of you, the people.
I stand here before you not as a prophet, but as a humble servant of you, the people.
I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not read more
I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.
Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.
Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.
It always seems impossible until it's done.
It always seems impossible until it's done.
Give a child love, laughter and peace, not AIDS.
Give a child love, laughter and peace, not AIDS.
Unlike some politicians, I can admit to a mistake.
Unlike some politicians, I can admit to a mistake.
Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.
Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.
