Long Walk to Freedom Quotes

“There were many dark moments when my faith in humanity was sorely tested, but I would not and could not give myself up to despair. That way lay defeat and death.”

― Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom

topic:hope faith

“I again realized that we were not different people with separate languages; we were one people, with different tongues.”

― Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom

topic:humanity language

“I was a young man who attempted to make up for his ignorance with militancy.”

― Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom

topic:youth ignorance

“I have always believed that exercise is not only a key to physical health but to peace of mind.”

― Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom

topic:mind

“No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than...”

― Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom

topic:hate teaching

“If I preached unity, I must act like a unifier, even at the risk of perhaps alienating some of my own colleagues.”

― Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom

topic:peace democracy

“It is no use to take an action to which the masses are opposed, for it will then be impossible to enforce.”

― Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom

“In some ways, it is easier to be a dissident, for then one is without responsibility.”

― Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom

topic:politics responsibility

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

― Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom

topic:humility people

“If the oppressor uses violence, the oppressed have no alternative but to respond violently. In our case it was simply a legitimate form of self-defense.”

― Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom

topic:violence oppression

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