You know, you can only lead them from behind. Nelson Mandela More Quotes by Nelson Mandela More Quotes From Nelson Mandela Let us give practical recognition to the injustices of the past,by building a future based on equality&social justice Nelson Mandela justicegivingpast If there is one thing in this planet that has the power to bind people it is soccer. Nelson Mandela planetssoccerpeople Adversity cleanses the lethargies of man Nelson Mandela lethargyadversitymen As we judge others so are we judged by others. The suspicious will always be tormented by suspicion. Nelson Mandela suspicionsuspiciousjudging In the end, reconciliation is a spiritual process, which requires more than just a legal framework. It has to happen in the hearts and minds of people. Nelson Mandela spiritualheartpeople We can't afford to be killing one another. Nelson Mandela killing I commend #AIESEC's continuing efforts to develop the #future #business #leadership of our countries. Nelson Mandela future-businesseffortcountry These numbers are staggering, in fact incomprehensible. By all accounts, we are dealing with the greatest health crisis in human history. Nelson Mandela healthcarenumbersfacts The real meaning of the spoken word has to be demonstrated by practical deeds Nelson Mandela spoken-worddeedsreal The USA is a threat to world peace. Who are they to pretend that they are the policemen of the world, the ones that should decide for the people of Iraq what should be done with their government and their leadership. All that [the USA] wants is Iraqi oil. [Blair is] simply the foreign minister of the United States. He is no longer prime minister of Britain. Nelson Mandela usaoilgovernment The United States of America is a threat to world peace. Because what [America] is saying is that if you are afraid of a veto in the Security Council, you can go outside and take action and violate the sovereignty of other countries. That is the message they are sending to the world. That must be condemned in the strongest terms. Nelson Mandela iraqcountryamerica The freedom we enjoy is a richly textured gift handcrafted by ordinary folk Nelson Mandela handcraftedenjoyordinary I have always endeavoured to listen to what each and every person in a discussion had to say before venturing my own opinion. Nelson Mandela discussionnimbleopinion At the meeting I argued that the state had given us no alternative to violence. I said it was wrong and immoral to subject our people to armed attacks by the state without offering them some kind of alternative. I mentioned again that people on their own had taken up arms. Violence would begin whether we initiated it or not. Would it not be better to guide this violence ourselves, according to principles where we saved lives by attacking symbols of oppression, and not people? If we did not take the lead now, I said, we would soon be latecomers and followers to a movement we did not control. Nelson Mandela offeringtakenpeople The Children's Hospital will be a credible demonstration of the commitment of African leaders to place the rights of children at the forefront. Nothing less would be enough. Nelson Mandela rightschildrencommitment AIDS today in Africa is claiming more lives than the sum total of all wars, famines and floods and the ravages of such deadly diseases as malaria ... We must act now for the sake of the world. Nelson Mandela malariawarworld There's no such thing as part freedom. Nelson Mandela criminal-mind I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination. Nelson Mandela long-walksblackwhite There is no doubt that the United States now feels that they are the only superpower in the world and they can do what they like. Nelson Mandela united-statesdoubtworld 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. Nelson Mandela compromiseprinciplesinspiring
