966 Quotes by Nelson Mandela

The time comes in the life of any nation when there remains only two choices – submit or fight.

I am not truly free if I am taking away someone else’s freedom, just as surely as I am not free when my freedom is taken from me. The oppressed and the oppressor alike are robbed of their humanity.

We raise our voices in holy gladness to celebrate the victory of the risen Christ over the terrible forces of death.

When those in power deny you of freedom the only path to freedom is power.

In my younger days, I was arrogant – jail helped me to get rid of it. I did nothing but make enemies because of my arrogance.

The authorities liked to say that we received a balanced diet; it was indeed balanced – between the unpalatable and the inedible.

Even behind prison walls I can see the heavy clouds and the blue sky over the horizon.

Let us remind ourselves that it is ordinary people – men and women, boys and girls – that make the world a special place.

Thinking is one of the most important weapons in dealing with problems.