Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.

There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children

If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner

A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination

It was the government that should have been told to refrain from its inhuman policy of violence and massacre, not the African people .... It was further argued that it is wrong and indefensible for a political Organization to repudiate picketing, whi

The government has interpreted the peacefulness of the movement as a weakness the people's non-violent policies have been taken as a green light for government violence. Refusal to resort to force has been interpreted by the government as an invitat

That was one of the things that worried me - to be raised to the position of a semi-god - because then you are no longer a human being. I wanted to be known as Mandela, a man with weaknesses, some of which are fundamental, and a man who is committe

Only free men can negotiate prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedom and mine cannot be separated

For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others

I have walked that long road to freedom. I have tried not to falter; I have made missteps along the way. But I have discovered the secret that after climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb. I have taken a moment