Nelson Mandela Quotes About Country

Quotes about: Country

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  Death is something inevitable. When a man has done what he considers to be his duty to his people and his country, he can rest in peace. I believe I have made that effort and that is, therefore, why I will sleep for the eternity.

  Nelson Mandela

  Inspirational, Motivational, Death

  FaceBook post by Nelson Mandela from Dec 05, 2013

• If there is a country that has committed unspeakable atrocities in the world, it is the United States of America.

  Nelson Mandela

  Country, Atrocities Committed, America

  Nelson Mandela (2012). “Notes to the Future: Words of Wisdom”, p.152, Simon and Schuster

• Part of building a new nation means building a spirit of tolerance, love and respect amongst the people of this country.

  Nelson Mandela

  Country, Mean, People

• The call now is for each of us to ask ourselves: are we doing all we can to help build the country of our dreams?

  Nelson Mandela

  Dream, Country, Helping

  Twitter post from Feb 20, 2016

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

  Nelson Mandela

  Inspiring, Country, Blood

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

• I was called a terrorist yesterday, but when I came out of jail, many people embraced me, including my enemies, and that is what I normally tell other people who say those who are struggling for liberation in their country are terrorists.

  Nelson Mandela

  Country, Struggle, Yesterday

  "President Nelson Mandela One-on-One". "The Larry King Live Show", transcripts.cnn.com. May 16, 2000.

• In my country we go to prison first and then become President.

  Nelson Mandela

  Inspiring, Country, President

  "Long Walk to Freedom". Book by Nelson Mandela, 1995.

• Democracy is based on the majority principle. This is especially true in a country such as ours where the vast majority have been systematically denied their rights. At the same time, democracy also requires that the rights of political and other minorities be safeguarded.

  Nelson Mandela

  Love, Country, Rights

  Nelson Mandela (2003). “Nelson Mandela: from freedom to the future : tributes and speeches”, Jonathan Ball Publishers

• You have a limited time to stay on earth. You must try to use that period for the purpose of transforming your country into what you desire it to be: a democratic, non-racial, non-sexist country. And that is a great task.

  Nelson Mandela

  Country, Desire, Trying

• Our children are the rock on which our future will be built, our greatest asset as a nation. They will be the leaders of our country, the creators of our national wealth, those who care for and protect our people.

  Nelson Mandela

  Country, Children, Rocks

  Nelson Mandela (2011). “Nelson Mandela By Himself: The Authorised Book of Quotations”, p.77, Pan Macmillan

• No single person can liberate a country. You can only liberate a country if you act as a collective.

  Nelson Mandela

  Inspiring, Country, Single Person

• I would like to be remembered not as anyone unique or special, but as part of a great team in this country that has struggled for many years, for decades and even centuries. The greatest glory of living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time you fall.

  Nelson Mandela

  Country, Lying, Team

  "Nelson Mandela, anti-apartheid icon and father of modern South Africa, dies" by Faith Karimi, www.cnn.com. December 5, 2013.

• Running taught me valuable lessons. In cross-country competition, training counted more than intrinsic ability, and I could compensate for a lack of natural aptitude with diligence and discipline. I applied this in everything I did.

  Nelson Mandela

  Country, Running, Discipline

• There will be life after Mandela. On my last day I want to know that those who remain behind will say: 'The man who lies here has done his duty for his country and his people.'

  Nelson Mandela

  Country, Lying, Men

  "Nelson Mandela quotes: 'Real leaders must be ready to sacrifice all for the freedom of their people'", www.theguardian.com. December 6, 2013.

• No country can really develop unless its citizens are educated.

  Nelson Mandela

  Inspiring, Education, Country

  Interview with Oprah Winfrey, www.oprah.com. April 2001.

• To deny people of their human rights is to challenge their very humanity. To impose on them a wretched life of huger and deprivation is to dehumanize them. But such has been the terrible fate of all black persons in our country under the system of apartheid.

  Nelson Mandela

  Inspiring, Country, Fate

• From the poorest of countries to the richest of nations, education is the key to moving forward in any society.

  Nelson Mandela

  Country, Moving, Keys

• It is necessary to heal the wounds of the past If you are going to build your country and to have unity. I am working with people who fought me very bitterly before the elections. It was my responsibility as the man who is leading the majority party, my responsibility to heal the wounds of the past and to work with people who were my opponents.

  Nelson Mandela

  Country, Party, Responsibility

• The Good News borne by our risen Messiah who chose not one race, who chose not one country, who chose not one language, who chose not one tribe, who chose all of humankind!

  Nelson Mandela

  Country, Race, News

  Nelson Mandela's Speech at the Zionist Christian Church Easter Conference, db.nelsonmandela.org. April 3, 1994.

• The message of reconciliation, of nation-building, of granting amnesty, indemnity, has struck a powerful, favorable chord. And people can understand that we're here not for purposes of retribution but to forget the past and to build our country.

  Nelson Mandela

  Country, Powerful, Past

• The United States of America is a threat to world peace. Because what [America] is saying is that if you are afraid of a veto in the Security Council, you can go outside and take action and violate the sovereignty of other countries. That is the message they are sending to the world. That must be condemned in the strongest terms.

  Nelson Mandela

  Country, Iraq, America

  "Nelson Mandela: U.S Is A Threat To World Peace". Interview with Tom Masland, www.newsweek.com. September 9, 2002.

• Individuals get caught up in the policy of their country. In prison, for instance, a warden or officer is not promoted if he doesn't follow the policy of the government - though he himself does not believe in that policy.

  Nelson Mandela

  Country, Believe, Government

  Source: profitmagazin.com

• Force is the only language the imperialists can hear, and no country became free without some sort of violence.

  Nelson Mandela

  Country, Violence, Language

  "The Sacred Warrior" by Nelson Mandela, content.time.com. December 31, 1999.

• 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.

  Nelson Mandela

  Crush, Country, Powerful

• I and some colleagues came to the conclusion that as violence in this country was inevitable, it would be wrong and unrealistic for African leaders to continue preaching peace and non-violence at a time when the government met our peaceful demands with force. It was only when all else had failed, when all channels of peaceful protest had been barred to us, that the decision was made to embark on violent forms of political struggle.

  Nelson Mandela

  Country, Struggle, Government

  Nelson Mandela (1990). “One nation, one country”

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