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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.

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We Must Appreciate That

Nelson Mandela

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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.

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The Power Of Imagination Created The Illusion That My Vision Went Much Farther Than The Naked Eye Could Actually See.

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We Can't Win A War, But We Can Win An Election.

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I Believe That In The End That It Is Kindness And Accommodation That Are All The Catalysts For Real Change.

You Negotiate In Bad Faith If You Do Not Forgive Your Adversary.

Together As A Nation, We Have The Obligation To Put Sunshine Into The Hearts Of Our Little Ones. They Are Our Precious Possessions. They Deserve What Happiness Life Can Offer.

If You Want To Make Peace With Your Enemy, You Have To Work With Your Enemy. Then He Becomes Your Partner.

Che Guevara's Life Is An Inspiration For Every Human Being Who Loves Freedom. We Will Always Honor His Memory.

You Sharpen Your Ideas By Reducing Yourself To The Level Of The People You Are With And A Sense Of Humour And A Complete Relaxation, Even When You're Discussing Serious Things, Does Help To Mobilise Friends Around You. And I Love That.

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I Looked Into The Vast Dome Of Blue Emptiness That Stretched Out Above Me In All Directions And The Illusion Was Still There, The Size And Speed, And What Information They Were Sending To Mother Earth.

Music Is A Great Blessing. It Has The Power To Elevate And Liberate Us. It Sets People Free To Dream. It Can Unite Us To Sing With One Voice. Such Is The Value Of Music.

I Have Always Endeavoured To Listen To What Each And Every Person In A Discussion Had To Say Before Venturing My Own Opinion.

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Sometimes Strident, Often Tender, Never Afraid And Seldom Without Humour, Desmond Tutu's Voice Will Always Be The Voice Of The Voiceless.

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I Am Fundamentally An Optimist.

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It Is So Easy To Break Down And Destroy. The Heroes Are Those Who Make Peace And Build.

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It Generally Appears Outlandish Until Its Carried Out.

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We Understand It Still That There Is No Easy Road To Freedom. We Know It Well That None Of Us Acting Alone Can Achieve Success. We Must Therefore Act Together As A United People, For National Reconciliation, For Nation Building, For The Birth Of A New World. Let There Be Justice For All. Let There Be Peace For All. Let There Be Work, Bread, Water And Salt For All. Never, Never And Never Again Shall It Be That This Beautiful Land Will Again Experience The Oppression Of One By Another And Suffer The Indignity Of Being The Skunk Of The World. Let Freedom Reign.

Justice For All

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

I Approach Every Problem With Optimism.

The March To Freedom Is Irreversible.

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

The Private Sector Granted Bursaries [scholarships] For The Children Of Their Workers. Some Of Them Built Homes For Their Workers. They Had In-service Training, Which Improved The Skills Of Their Workers. So That Spirit Was There. All We Did Was Merely Exploit It.

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?

We Don't Have To Be Victims Of Our Past, That We Can Let Go Of Our Bitterness, And That All Of Us Can Achieve Greatness.

There Is A Constant Struggle Between Good An Evil In The World. It Is Up To Good People To Choose The Right Side

I Greet You All In The Name Of Peace, Democracy And Freedom For All.

Religion Is One Of The Most Important Forces In The World. Whether You Are A Christian, A Muslim, A Buddhist, A Jew, Or A Hindu, Religion Is A Great Force, And It Can Help One Have Command Of One's Own Morality, One's Own Behavior, And One's Own Attitude.

The Question Of Crime Is One Of Concern To Everybody. But The Position Is That The Security Forces In Our Country For The Last Four Decades Did Not Concentrate On Suppressing Crime. Their Main Objective Was To Suppress, To Crush Political Activity. And In The Process, Crime Grew To Unacceptable Proportions. And Criminals Were Able To Form Powerful Syndicates, And They Virtually Took Over The Control Of The Life Of The Community In Certain Areas.

No One Truly Knows A Nation Until One Has Been Inside Its Jails. A Nation Should Not Be Judged By How It Treats Its Highest Citizens But Its Lowest Ones.

Leaders In All Spheres Who Are Living With Hiv Should Be Encouraged, Not Coerced, To Lead By Example And Disclose Their Hiv Status.

Sometimes, I Feel Like One Who Is On The Sidelines, Who Has Missed Life Itself.

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