The government has interpreted the peacefulness of the movement as a weakness: the people's non-violent policies have been taken as a green light for government violence. Refusal to resort to force has been interpreted by the government as an invitat.

Quote by Nelson Mandela

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It is, however, well known that the main national liberation organizations in this country have...

It is, however, well known that the main national liberation organizations in this country have...

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.

There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which...

There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which...

It always seems impossible until its done.

It always seems impossible until its done.

I dream of the realization of the unity of Africa, whereby its leaders combine in...

I dream of the realization of the unity of Africa, whereby its leaders combine in...

It was the government that should have been told to refrain from its inhuman policy...

It was the government that should have been told to refrain from its inhuman policy...

There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere, and many of us will have to...

There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere, and many of us will have to...

Lead from the back...and let others believe they are in front.

Lead from the back...and let others believe they are in front.

For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live...

For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live...

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.

Let there be work, bread, water and salt for all.

Let there be work, bread, water and salt for all.

We must use time wisely and forever realize that the time is always ripe to...

We must use time wisely and forever realize that the time is always ripe to...

We need to exert ourselves that much more, and break out of the vicious cycle...

We need to exert ourselves that much more, and break out of the vicious cycle...

In my country we go to prison first and then become President .

In my country we go to prison first and then become President .

The curious beauty of African music is that it uplifts even as it tells a...

The curious beauty of African music is that it uplifts even as it tells a...

There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which...

There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which...

A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.

A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.

If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his...

If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his...

If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your...

If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your...

I detest racialism, because I regard it as a barbaric thing, whether it comes from...

I detest racialism, because I regard it as a barbaric thing, whether it comes from...