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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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There Is No Easy

Nelson Mandela

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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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We Must Nurture Tolerance, Collective Wisdom, And Democracy.

I Learned To Have The Patience To Listen When People Put Forward Their Views, Even If I Think Those Views Are Wrong. You Can't Reach A Just Decision In A Dispute Unless You Listen To Both Sides.

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.

When The History Of Our Times Is Written, Will We Be Remembered As The Generation That Turned Our Backs In A Moment Of Global Crisis Or Will It Be Recorded That We Did The Right Thing?

For A Revolution Is Not Just A Question Of Pulling A Trigger; Its Purpose Is To Create A Fair Just Society

It Never Hurts To Think Too Highly Of A Person; Often They Become Ennobled And Act Better Because Of It.

I Am Influenced More Than Ever Before By The Conviction That Social Equality Is The Only Basis Of Human Happiness.

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A Society That Does Not Value Its Older People Denies Its Roots And Endangers Its Future. Let Us Strive To Enhance Their Capacity To Support Themselves For As Long As Possible And, When They Cannot Do So Anymore, To Care For Them.

For To Be Free Is Not Merely To Cast Off One's Chains, But To Live In A Way That Respects And Enhances The Freedom Of Others.

I Was Able To Change My Life By Knowing That If Somebody Does Something Good For You, You Have To Respond.

Who Could Doubt That Sport Is A Crucial Window For The Propagation Of Fair Play And Justice? After All, Fair Play Is A Value That Is Essential To Sport.

Whether You Change The Linen Or Stitch Up Wounds, Cook The Food Or Dispense The Medicines, It Is In Your Hands To Help Build A Public Service Worthy Of All Those Who Gave Their Lives For The Dream Of Democracy

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We Signal That Good Can Be Achieved Amongst Human Beings Who Are Prepared To Trust, Prepared To Believe In The Goodness Of People.

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I Have Always Admired Men And Women Who Used Their Talents To Serve The Community, And Who Were Highly Respected And Admired For Their Efforts And Sacrifices, Even Though They Held No Office Whatsoever In Government Or Society.

Let Freedom Reign. The Sun Never Set On So Glorious A Human Achievement.

No Form Of Violence Can Ever Be Excused In A Society That Wishes To Call Itself Decent

Thinking Too Well Of People Often Allows Them To Be Better Than They Otherwise Would.

When You Are Behind Bars With No Hope Of Release, You Need To Find Strength Wherever You Can. Personally, I Found Strength In Michael Jackson.

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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.

The Anchor Of All My Dreams Is The Collective Wisdom Of Mankind As A Whole.

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It Is Always Impossible Until It Is Done.

If You Are Negotiating You Must Do So In A Spirit Of Reconciliation, Not From The Point Of View Of Issuing Ultimatums.

It Is Also The Fate Of Leadership To Be Misunderstood. It Is A Grave Error For Any Leader To Be Oversensitive In The Face Of Criticism, To Conduct Discussions As If He Or She Is A Schoolmaster Talking To Less Informed And Inexperienced Learners.

I Am Not A Saint, Unless You Think Of A Saint As A Sinner Who Keeps On Trying.

It Is Important To Not Be Hostile To What A Greater Part Of Society Has Embraced, Whether As Christians, Hindus Or Muslims. It Is Important To Respect That Because Whether You Believe Or Not In The Existence Of A Superior Being, Humanity Does Believe In That.

What Counts In Life Is Not The Mere Fact That We Have Lived. It Is What Difference We Have Made To The Lives Of Others That Will Determine The Significance Of The Life We Lead.

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