Nelson Mandela Quotes

• We can't afford to be killing one another #NelsonMandela

• Any man or institution that tries to rob me of my dignity will lose #NelsonMandela

• No country can really develop unless its citizens are educated #NelsonMandela

• I was not a messiah, but an ordinary man who had become a leader because of extraordinary circumstances #NelsonMandela

• To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity #NelsonMandela

• Courageous people do not fear forgiving, for the sake of peace #NelsonMandela

• In countries where innocent people are dying, the leaders are following their blood rather than their brains #NelsonMandela

• I stand here before you not as a prophet, but as a humble servant of you, the people #NelsonMandela

• I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities #NelsonMandela

• 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 #NelsonMandela

• Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world #NelsonMandela

• A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination #NelsonMandela

• It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when you celebrate victory when nice things occur. You take the front line when there is danger. Then people will appreciate your leadership #NelsonMandela

• 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 #NelsonMandela

• If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner #NelsonMandela

• I detest racialism, because I regard it as a barbaric thing, whether it comes from a black man or a white man #NelsonMandela