During my lifetime I have dedicated myself to this struggle of the African people. I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve. But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die. ✨ FaceBook post byNelson Mandela from Apr 20, 2014
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- Education is the great engine to personal development. ✨ Nelson Mandela (2012). Notes to the Future: Words of Wisdom, p.100, Simon and Schuster
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- The past is a rich resource on which we can draw in order to make decisions for the future, but it does not dictate our choices. We should look back at the past and select what is good, and leave beh … ▶
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- It is not where you start but how high you aim that matters for success. ✨ Nelson Mandela (2003). Nelson Mandela: from freedom to the future : tributes and speeches, Jonathan Ball Publishers
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