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

Quote by Nelson Mandela

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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 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...

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.

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 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...

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...

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 .

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

I cannot conceive of Israel withdrawing if Arab states do not recognize Israel, within secure...

I cannot conceive of Israel withdrawing if Arab states do not recognize Israel, within secure...

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...

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...

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...

Let freedom reign. The sun never set on so glorious a human achievement.

Let freedom reign. The sun never set on so glorious a human achievement.

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

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

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...