Nelson Mandela

The New World Order that is in the making must focus on the creation of a world of democracy, peace and prosperity for all.

Nelson Mandela

The past is a rich resource on which we can draw in order to make decisions for the future, but it does not dictate our choices. We should look back at the past and select what is good, and leave behind what is bad.

Nelson Mandela

The path of those who preach love, and not hatred, is not easy. They often have to wear a crown of thorns.

Nelson Mandela

The power of imagination created the illusion that my vision went much farther than the naked eye could actually see.

Nelson Mandela

The relations between a man and his or her god is a personal matter; you can’t go out and challenge the belief of people in a superior being.

Nelson Mandela

The struggle for true and universal human emancipation still lies ahead of the children, youth and future generations of our planet.

Nelson Mandela

The suffering inflicted, and more often than not on the most vulnerable sectors of society, demeans all of us as humanity. That it is invariably women, children, the aged and disabled who suffer in these conflicts stands to the added shame of humankind.

Nelson Mandela

The time for the healing of the wounds has come. The moment to bridge the chasms that divide us has come. The time to build is upon us.

Nelson Mandela

The time has come to accept in our hearts and minds that with freedom comes responsibility.

Nelson Mandela

The titanic effort that has brought liberation to South Africa, and ensured the total liberation of Africa, constitutes an act of redemption for the black people of the world.

Nelson Mandela