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

Quote by Nelson Mandela

Topics: Nelson Mandela Quotes

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time...

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time...

I have never cared very much for personal prizes. A man does not become a...

I have never cared very much for personal prizes. A man does not become a...

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...

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...

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 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...

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 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...

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 learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it....

I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it....

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

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

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...

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...

There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life...

There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life...

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 nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways...

There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways...

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...

He who is brave is free.

He who is brave is free.

I have only to speak for myself; to speak for freedom for myself; to determine...

I have only to speak for myself; to speak for freedom for myself; to determine...