The real meaning of the spoken word has to be demonstrated by practical deeds Nelson Mandela More Quotes by Nelson Mandela More Quotes From Nelson Mandela With freedom comes responsibilities, and I dare not linger, for my long walk has not ended yet. Nelson Mandela long-walks dare responsibility I learned to have the patience to listen when people put forward their views, even if I think those views are wrong. You can't reach a just decision in a dispute unless you listen to both sides. Nelson Mandela views people thinking Peace is the greatest weapon for development that any person can have. Nelson Mandela development weapons inspiring I came to accept that I have no right whatsoever to judge others in terms of my own customs, however much I may be proud of such customs. Nelson Mandela judging may inspiring Times change, we need to change as well. Nelson Mandela need-a-change wells needs Be a life long student, read as many books as possible. Nelson Mandela leadership long book Our economic approach to food and its distribution reflects our basic moral values. Nelson Mandela distribution economic moral I pay tribute to the endless heroism of youth. Nelson Mandela heroism youth pay I detest racialism, because I regard it as a barbaric thing, whether it comes from a black man or a white man. Nelson Mandela white-man equality men I know that, throughout the world, there are good men and women concerned with the greatest challenges facing society today - poverty, illiteracy, and disease. Nelson Mandela good-man challenges men If we do not do something to prevent it, Africa's animals, and the places in which they live, will be lost to our world, and her children, forever. Before it is too late, we need your help to lay the foundation that will preserve this precious legacy long after we are gone. Nelson Mandela our-world animal children Let us remind ourselves that our work is far from complete. Where there is poverty and sickness, including AIDS, where human beings are being oppressed, there is more work to be done. Our work is for freedom for all. Nelson Mandela sickness poverty done Who could doubt that sport is a crucial window for the propagation of fair play and justice? After all, fair play is a value that is essential to sport. Nelson Mandela play justice sports The death sentence is a barbaric act . . . It is a reflection of the animal instinct still in human beings. Nelson Mandela death-penalty reflection animal There is a constant struggle between good an evil in the world. It is up to good people to choose the right side Nelson Mandela struggle evil people The Commonwealth makes the world safe for diversity Nelson Mandela diversity safe world 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 government believe country AIDS is no longer just a disease, it is a human rights issue. Nelson Mandela issues disease rights 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 behind what is bad. Nelson Mandela choices order past We need to exert ourselves that much more, and break out of the vicious cycle of dependence imposed on us by the financially powerful: those in command of immense market power and those who dare to fashion the world in their own image. Nelson Mandela fashion powerful needs
