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It Is Not Our Diversity Which Divides Us; It Is Not Our Ethnicity, Or Religion Or Culture That Divides Us. Since We Have Achieved Our Freedom, There Can Only Be One Division Amongst Us: Between Those Who Cherish Democracy And Those Who Do Not.

-Nelson Mandela

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It Is Not Our

Nelson Mandela

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It Is Not Our Diversity Which Divides Us; It Is Not Our Ethnicity, Or Religion Or Culture That Divides Us. Since We Have Achieved Our Freedom, There Can Only Be One Division Amongst Us: Between Those Who Cherish Democracy And Those Who Do Not.

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Our Rich And Varied Cultural Heritage Has A Profound Power To Help Build Our Nation

A Political Movement Must Keep In Touch With Reality And The Prevailing Conditions. Long Speeches, The Shaking Of Fists, The Banging Of Tables, And Strongly Worded Resolutions Out Of Touch With The Objective Conditions Do Not Bring About Mass Action And Can Do A Great Deal Of Harm To The Organization And The Struggle We Serve.

A Good Leader Can Engage In A Debate Frankly And Thoroughly, Knowing That At The End He And The Other Side Must Be Closer, And Thus Emerge Stronger. You Don't Have That Idea When You Are Arrogant, Superficial, And Uninformed.

Our Human Compassion Binds Us The One To The Other - Not In Pity Or Patronizingly, But As Human Beings Who Have Learnt How To Turn Our Common Suffering Into Hope For The Future.

There Is No Such Thing As Part Freedom.

Artists Reach Areas Far Beyond The Reach Of Politicians. Art, Especially Entertainment And Music, Is Understood By Everybody, And It Lifts The Spirits And The Morale Of Those Who Hear It.

I Have Retired, But If There's Anything That Would Kill Me It Is To Wake Up In The Morning Not Knowing What To Do.

Whenever I Am With Energetic Young People, I Feel Like A Recharged Battery.

Soccer Is One Of The Most Unifying Activities Amongst Us.

Both Bush As Well, As Tony Blair, Are Undermining An Idea Which Was Sponsored By Their Predecessors. They Do Not Care. Is It Because The Secretary-general Of The United Nations [ghanaian Kofi Annan] Is Now A Black Man? They Never Did That When Secretary-generals Were White.

I Have Walked That Long Road To Freedom. I Have Tried Not To Falter; I Have Made Missteps Along The Way. But I Have Discovered The Secret That After Climbing A Great Hill, One Only Finds That There Are Many More Hills To Climb. I Have Taken A Moment Here To Rest, To Steal A View Of The Glorious Vista That Surrounds Me, To Look Back On The Distance I Have Come. But I Can Only Rest For A Moment, For With Freedom Come Responsibilities, And I Dare Not Linger, For My Long Walk Is Not Ended.

We Know What Needs To Be Done - All That Is Missing Is The Will To Do It.

We Must Appreciate That All Over The World, Right Down The Centuries, There Have Been Great Religions That Have Encouraged The Idea Of Giving - Of Fighting Poverty And Of Promoting The Equality Of Human Beings - Whatever Their Background, Whatever Their Political Beliefs.

Any Man Or Institution That Tries To Rob Me Of My Dignity Will Lose.

The History Of Struggle Is Rich With Stories Of Heroes And Heroines - Some Of Them Leaders, Some Of Them Followers, All Of Them Deserve To Be Remembered.

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