Nelson Mandela

We should never forget those on whose shoulders we stand and those who paid the supreme price for freedom.

Nelson Mandela

We should take heart from our own experience and performance. In a cynical world we have become an inspiration to many.

Nelson Mandela

When a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw.

Nelson Mandela

When I walked out of prison, that was my mission, to liberate the oppressed and the oppressor both.

Nelson Mandela

You can start changing our world for the better daily, no matter how small the action.

Nelson Mandela

You have a limited time to stay on earth. You must try to use that period for the purpose of transforming your country into what you desire it to be: a democratic, non-racial, non-sexist country. And that is a great task.

Nelson Mandela

You negotiate in bad faith if you do not forgive your adversary.

Nelson Mandela

A blind pursuit of cheap popularity has nothing to do with revolution.

Nelson Mandela

A free press is one of the pillars of democracy.

Nelson Mandela

A freedom fighter learns the hard way that it is the oppressor who defines the nature of the struggle,and the oppressed is often left no recourse but to use methods that mirror those of the oppressor. At a point, one can only fight fire with fire.

Nelson Mandela