"Prison itself is a tremendous education in the need for patience and perseverance. It is above all a test of one's commitment."

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Nelson Mandela

South Africa - President

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" Let there be justice for all. "
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" Let there be peace for all. "
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" Any man that tries to rob me of my dignity will lose. "
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" The moment to bridge the chasms that divide us has come. "
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" Let freedom reign! "
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" The time for the healing of the wounds has come. "
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" You may succeed in delaying, but never in preventing the transition of South Africa to a d... "
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" Prison itself is a tremendous education in the need for patience and perseverance. It is a... "
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" I stand here before you not as a shootphet but as a humble servant of you, the people. "
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" Death is something inevitable. When a man has done what he considers to be his duty to his... "
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" It is in the character of growth that we should learn from both pleasant and unpleasant ex... "
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" Real leaders must be ready to sacrifice all for the freedom of their people. "
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" The victory of democracy in South Africa is the common achievement of all humanity. "
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" The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. "
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" I have always believed that exercise is the key not only to physical health but to peace o... "
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" The authorities liked to say that we received a balanced diet; it was indeed balanced b... "
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" No one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails. A nation should not be ju... "
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" What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have... "
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" If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becom... "
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" I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man... "
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