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" There are so many men and women who hold no distinctive positions but whose contribution towards the development of society has been enormous. "
Nelson Mandela
Society
Development
Men
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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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" 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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" 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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" If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner. "
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" I dream of an Africa which is in peace with itself. "
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" Before I went to jail, I was active in politics as a member of South Africa's leading organization - and I was generally busy from 7 A.M. until midnight. I never had time to sit and think. "
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" Does anybody really think that they didn't get what they had because they didn't have the talent or the strength or the endurance or the commitment? "
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" In the 1940s, traveling for an African was a complicated process. All Africans over the age of sixteen were compelled to carry 'Native passes' issued by the Native Affairs Department and were required to show that pass to any white policeman, civil servant, or employer. Failure to do so could mean arrest, trial, a jail sentence or fine. "
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" Intervention only works when the people concerned seem to be keen for peace. "
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" Our daily deeds as ordinary South Africans must produce an actual South African reality that will reinforce humanity's belief in justice, strengthen its confidence in the nobility of the human soul, and sustain all our hopes for a glorious life for all. "
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" I should tie myself to no particular system of society other than of socialism. "
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" As an attorney, I could be rather flamboyant in court. I did not act as though I were a black man in a white man's court, but as if everyone else - white and black - was a guest in my court. When trying a case, I often made sweeping gestures and used high-flown language. "
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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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" Sometimes, I feel like one who is on the sidelines, who has missed life itself. "
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" I detest racialism, because I regard it as a barbaric thing, whether it comes from a black man or a white man. "
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" There are many people who feel that it is useless and futile to continue talking about peace and non-violence against a government whose only reply is savage attacks on an unarmed and defenseless people. "
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" A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination. "
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" Courageous people do not fear forgiving, for the sake of peace. "
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" There is no such thing as part freedom. "
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" If there are dreams about a beautiful South Africa, there are also roads that lead to their goal. Two of these roads could be named Goodness and Forgiveness. "
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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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" I dream of the realization of the unity of Africa, whereby its leaders combine in their efforts to solve the problems of this continent. I dream of our vast deserts, of our forests, of all our great wildernesses. "
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