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#WDMS – What did Nelson Mandela say about SA’s Olympic Bid?

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"I seem to arrive more firmly at the conclusion that my own life struggle has had meaning only because, dimly and perhaps incoherently, it has sought to achieve the supreme objective of ensuring that each, without regard to race, colour, gender or social status, could have the possibility to reach for the skies." ~ Address at the presentation of Cape Town bid at the 106th session of the International Olympic Committee, Switzerland, September 1997 More Madiba Quotations ... … [Read more...] about #WDMS – What did Nelson Mandela say about SA’s Olympic Bid?

#WDMS – What did Nelson Mandela say about The Rainbow Nation?

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"We, the people of South Africa, have made a decisive and irreversible break with the past. We have, in real life declared our shared allegiance to justice, non-racialism and democracy; our yearning for a peaceful and harmonious nation of equals. The rainbow has come to be the symbol of our nation. We are turning the variety of our languages and cultures, once used to divide us, into a source of strength and richness." ~ Message on National Reconciliation Day, 16 December 1995 "For … [Read more...] about #WDMS – What did Nelson Mandela say about The Rainbow Nation?

#WDMS – What did Nelson Mandela say about Voting?

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"I waited over 70 years to cast my first vote. As the world held its breath, South Africans together made their mark to bring into being one of the truly remarkable events of this turbulent century. Once more, we affirmed a truism of human history: that the people are their own liberators. I chose to do it near the grave of John Dube, the first President of the ANC, the African patriot that had helped found the organisation in 1912. I voted not only for myself alone but for many who took part in … [Read more...] about #WDMS – What did Nelson Mandela say about Voting?

#WDMS – What did Nelson Mandela say about Children?

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"As we set about building a new South Africa, one of our highest priorities must be our children. The vision of a new society that guides us should already be manifest in the steps we take to address the wrong done to our youth and to prepare for their future. Our actions and policies, and the institutions we create, should be eloquent with care, respect and love." ~ Address at the launch of the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund, Pretoria, 8 May 1995 "Our children are the rock on which our … [Read more...] about #WDMS – What did Nelson Mandela say about Children?

#WDMS – What did Nelson Mandela say about Joe Slovo?

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"Comrade Joe Slovo was one of those who taught us that individuals do not make history. Yet, in each generation there are a few individuals who are endowed with an acument and personal bearing which enables them to direct the course of events." ~ Address at the funeral of Joe Slovo, Johannesburg, 15 January 1995 More Madiba Quotations ... … [Read more...] about #WDMS – What did Nelson Mandela say about Joe Slovo?

#WDMS – What did Nelson Mandela say about Leadership?

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"Freedom should not be understood to mean leadership positions or even appointments to top positions. It must be understood as the transformation of the lives ordinary people in the hostels and the ghettos; in the squatter camps; on the farms and in the mine compounds. It means constant consultation between leaders and members of their organisations; it demands of us to be in constant touch with the people, to understand their needs, hopes and fears; and to work together with them to improve … [Read more...] about #WDMS – What did Nelson Mandela say about Leadership?

#WDMS – What did Nelson Mandela say about Africa?

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"Africa shed her blood and surrendered the lives of her children so that all her children could be free. She gave of her limited wealth and resources so that all of Africa should be liberated. She opened her heart of hospitality and her head so full of wise counsel, so that we shall emerge victorious. A million times, she put her hand to the plough that has now dug up the encrusted burden of oppression accumulated for centuries. If freedom was the crown which the fighters of liberation sought to … [Read more...] about #WDMS – What did Nelson Mandela say about Africa?

#WDMS – What did Nelson Mandela say about Healing?

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"The time for the healing of the wounds has come. The moment to bridge the chasms that divide us has come. Never, never and never again shall it be that this beautiful land will again experience the oppression of one by another and suffer the indignity of being the skunk of the world. Let freedom reign. The sun shall never set on so glorious a human achievement!" ~ Inaugural speech, Pretoria, 10 May 1994 More Madiba Quotations ... … [Read more...] about #WDMS – What did Nelson Mandela say about Healing?

#WDMS – What did Nelson Mandela say about Studying Law?

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"As a young man I decided to study the law with a view to using what little talent I had in the service of justice and the cause of my people. Like many before me and those of my generation. I entered legal practice with a determination to employ my skills and training to at least alleviate the suffering of the oppressed if not to reserve it." ~ Address at the Zionist Christian Church Easter Conference, Moria, 3 April 1994 More Madiba Quotations ... … [Read more...] about #WDMS – What did Nelson Mandela say about Studying Law?

#WDMS – What did Nelson Mandela say about South Africa?

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"At the southern tip of the continent, a rich reward is in the making, an invaluable gift is in the preparation, for those who suffered in the name of all humanity when they sacrificed everything - for liberty, peace, human dignity and human fulfillment. The value of our shared reward will and must be measured by the joyful peace which will triumph, because of the common humanity that bonds both black and white into one human race, will have said to each one of us that we shall all live like the … [Read more...] about #WDMS – What did Nelson Mandela say about South Africa?

#WDMS – What did Nelson Mandela say about Oliver Tambo?

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"Oliver lived not because he could breathe. He lived not because blood flowed through his veins... Oliver lived because he had surrendered his very being to the people. He lived because his very being embodied love, an idea, a hope, an aspiration, a vision." ~ Address at the funeral of Oliver Tambo, Johannesburg, 2 May 1993 More Madiba Quotations ... … [Read more...] about #WDMS – What did Nelson Mandela say about Oliver Tambo?

#WDMS – What did Nelson Mandela say about Chris Hani?

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"And let there be no mistake: there have been many changes, and negotiations have started, but for the ordinary black person of this country, apartheid is alive and well." ~ Address to the nation on the assassination of Martin Chris Hani, 10 April 1993 "Black lives are cheap, and will remain so as long as apartheid continues to exist. Chris Hani championed the cause of peace, trudging to every corner of South Africa, calling for a spirit of tolerance among all out people." ~ Address at the … [Read more...] about #WDMS – What did Nelson Mandela say about Chris Hani?