I have often wondered whether a person is justified in neglecting his …

Nelson Mandela
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I have often wondered whether a person is justified in neglecting his own family to fight for opportunities for others. ✨ Nelson Mandela (2011). Nelson Mandela By Himself: The Authorised Book of Quotations, p.147, Pan Macmillan
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Only armchair politicians are immune from committing mistakes. Errors are inherent in political action. ✨ Nelson Mandela (2011). Conversations With Myself, p.49, Pan Macmillan
He knew when to compromise. Yet he never compromised his principles. He was a militant. Yet a militant who knew how to plan, assess concrete situations and emerge with rational solutions to problems.
A real leader uses every issue, no matter how serious and sensitive, to ensure that at the end of the debate we should emerge stronger and more united than ever before. ✨ FaceBook post byNelson Mande … ▶
There are few misfortunes in this world that you cannot turn into a personal trimuph if you have the iron will and the neccessary skill.
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I have often wondered whether a person is justified in neglecting his own family to fight for opportunities for others. ✨ Nelson Mandela (2011). Nelson Mandela By Himself: The Authorised Book of Quotations, p.147, Pan Macmillan

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