I regard it as a duty which I owed, not just to my people, but also to my profession, to the practice of law, and to the justice for all mankind, to cry out against this discrimination which is essentially…

Quote by Nelson Mandela

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It always seems impossible until its done.

It always seems impossible until its done.

Money won't create success, the freedom to make it will.

Money won't create success, the freedom to make it will.

As a leader... I have always endeavored to listen to what each and every person...

As a leader... I have always endeavored to listen to what each and every person...

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.

Only free men can negotiate; prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedom and mine cannot...

Only free men can negotiate; prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedom and mine cannot...

Does anybody really think that they didn't get what they had because they didn't have...

Does anybody really think that they didn't get what they had because they didn't have...

When the water starts boiling it is foolish to turn off the heat.

When the water starts boiling it is foolish to turn off the heat.

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...

Of all the observations I have made on the strike, none has brought forth so...

Of all the observations I have made on the strike, none has brought forth so...

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...

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...

Never, never and never again shall it be that this beautiful land will again experience...

Never, never and never again shall it be that this beautiful land will again experience...

If the United States of America or Britain is having elections, they don't ask for...

If the United States of America or Britain is having elections, they don't ask for...

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...

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...

Does anybody really think that they didn't get what they had because they didn't have...

Does anybody really think that they didn't get what they had because they didn't have...

How can I be expected to believe that this same racial discrimination which has been...

How can I be expected to believe that this same racial discrimination which has been...

I hate racial discrimination most intensely and all its manifestations. I have fought all my...

I hate racial discrimination most intensely and all its manifestations. I have fought all my...

Prejudice, not being founded on reason, cannot be removed by argument

Prejudice, not being founded on reason, cannot be removed by argument

Ending racial discrimination in jury selection can be accomplished only by eliminating peremptory challenges entirely.

Ending racial discrimination in jury selection can be accomplished only by eliminating peremptory challenges entirely.

Now that it's all over, what did you really do yesterday that's worth mentioning?

Now that it's all over, what did you really do yesterday that's worth mentioning?

When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly...

When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly...

People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them.

People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them.