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" Let each know that for each the body, the mind and the soul have been freed to fulfill themselves. "
Nelson Mandela
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" I realized quickly what Mandela and Tambo meant to ordinary Africans. It was a place where they could come and find a sympathetic ear and a competent ally, a place where they would not be either turned away or cheated, a place where they might actually feel proud to be represented by men of their own skin color. "
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" Let us give publicity to H.I.V./AIDS and not hide it, because the only way to make it appear like a normal illness like TB, like cancer, is always to come out and say somebody has died because of H.I.V./AIDS, and people will stop regarding it as something extraordinary. "
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" A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination. "
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" There is nothing I fear more than waking up without a program that will help me bring a little happiness to those with no resources, those who are poor, illiterate, and ridden with terminal disease. "
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" There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere, and many of us will have to pass through the valley of the shadow of death again and again before we reach the mountaintop of our desires. "
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" Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. "
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" Leaders in all spheres who are living with HIV should be encouraged, not coerced, to lead by example and disclose their HIV status. "
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" Where globalization means, as it so often does, that the rich and powerful now have new means to further enrich and empower themselves at the cost of the poorer and weaker, we have a responsibility to protest in the name of universal freedom. "
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" Even if you have a terminal disease, you don't have to sit down and mope. Enjoy life and challenge the illness that you have. "
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" Nonviolence is a good policy when the conditions permit. "
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" Without education, your children can never really meet the challenges they will face. So it's very important to give children education and explain that they should play a role for their country. "
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