Rhetoric is not important. Actions are. Nelson Mandela More Quotes by Nelson Mandela More Quotes From Nelson Mandela Gandhi rejects the Adam Smith notion of human nature as motivated by self-interest and brute needs and returns us to our spiritual dimension with its impulses for nonviolence, justice and equality. He exposes the fallacy of the claim that everyone can be rich and successful provided they work hard. He points to the millions who work themselves to the bone and still remain hungry. Nelson Mandela hard-worksuccessfulspiritual No child in Africa, and in fact anywhere in the world, should be denied education. Nelson Mandela childrenfactsworld As long as women are bound by poverty and as long as they are looked down upon, human rights will lack substance. Nelson Mandela substancerightslong When the water starts boiling it is foolish to turn off the heat. Nelson Mandela stupidinspiringwater Never, never and never again shall it be that this beautiful land will again experience the oppression of one by another. Nelson Mandela hairinspiringbeautiful 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 disciplinerunningcountry To be the father of a nation is a great honor, but to be the father of a family is a greater joy. Nelson Mandela honorjoyfather We can't win a war, but we can win an election. Nelson Mandela electionwinningwar We raise our voices in holy gladness to celebrate the victory of the risen Christ over the terrible forces of death. Nelson Mandela victoryvoicechrist As the years progress one increasingly realises the importance of friendship and human solidarity. And if a 90-year-old may offer some unsolicited advice on this occasion, it would be that you, irrespective of your age, should place human solidarity, the concern for the other, at the centre of the values by which you live. Nelson Mandela progressadviceyears Sometimes strident, often tender, never afraid and seldom without humour, Desmond Tutu's voice will always be the voice of the voiceless. Nelson Mandela voicelessvoicesometimes Our freedom is also incomplete, dear compatriots, as long as we are denied our security by criminals who prey on our communities, who rob our businesses and undermine our economy, who ply their destructive trade in drugs in our schools, and who do violence against our women and children. Nelson Mandela longchildrenschool As long as many of our people still live in utter poverty, as long as children still live under plastic covers, as long as many of our people are still without jobs, no South African should rest and wallow in the joy of freedom. Nelson Mandela jobslongchildren The relations between a man and his or her god is a personal matter; you can't go out and challenge the belief of people in a superior being. Nelson Mandela challengesmenpeople Jinnah is a constant source of inspiration for all those who are fighting against racial and group discrimination. Nelson Mandela groupsfightinginspiration The question of education has nothing to do with the question of the vote. On numerous occasions it has been proved in history that people can enjoy the vote even if they have no education. Nelson Mandela voteenjoypeople You will achieve more in this world through acts of mercy than you will through acts of retribution. Nelson Mandela forgivenessleadershipinspiring There's one place where (Fidel Castro’s) Cuba stands out head and shoulders above the rest – that is in its love for human rights and liberty! Nelson Mandela cubalibertyrights Where globalization means, as it so often does, that the rich and powerful now have new means to further enrich and empower themselves at the cost of the poorer and weaker, we have a responsibility to protest in the name of universal freedom. Nelson Mandela powerfulresponsibilitymean We have introduced a rule of law. That never existed for centuries in this country [South Africa], especially under the apartheid regime, when the law was reduced into disrepute. Nelson Mandela centurylawcountry
