It was the government that should have been told to refrain from its inhuman policy of violence and massacre, not the African people .... It was further argued that it is wrong and indefensible for a political Organization to repudiate…

Quote by Nelson Mandela

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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 better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when...

It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when...

After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to...

After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills 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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

The government has interpreted the peacefulness of the movement as a weakness: the people's non-violent...

The government has interpreted the peacefulness of the movement as a weakness: the people's non-violent...

It always seems impossible until its done.

It always seems impossible until its done.

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.

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.

There was much in such a society that was primitive and insecure and it certainly...

There was much in such a society that was primitive and insecure and it certainly...

Everybody's for democracy in principle. It's only in practice that the thing gives rise to...

Everybody's for democracy in principle. It's only in practice that the thing gives rise to...

Democracy is, by the nature of it, a self-cancelling business: and gives in the long...

Democracy is, by the nature of it, a self-cancelling business: and gives in the long...

The revolution... is a dictatorship of the exploited against the exploiters.

The revolution... is a dictatorship of the exploited against the exploiters.

A civilized society is one which tolerates eccentricity to the point of doubtful sanity.

A civilized society is one which tolerates eccentricity to the point of doubtful sanity.