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Does anybody really think that they didn't get what they had because they didn't have the talent or the strength or the endurance or the commitment?

~Nelson Mandela

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You know, you can only lead them from behind.

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It is wise to persuade people to do things and make them think it was their own idea.

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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.

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When the water starts boiling it is foolish to turn off the heat.

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I stand here before you not as a prophet, but as a humble servant of you, the people.

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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.

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People respond in accordance to how you relate to them. If you approach them on the basis of violence, that's how they'll react. But if you say, 'We want peace, we want stability,' we can then do a lot of things that will contribute towards the progress of our society.

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Leaders in all spheres who are living with HIV should be encouraged, not coerced, to lead by example and disclose their HIV status.

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There are so many men and women who hold no distinctive positions but whose contribution towards the development of society has been enormous.

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Biography

Nationality: South African

Type: Statesman

Born: July 18th, 1918

Died: December 5th, 2013

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