To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity – Nelson Mandela

There is no passion to be found playing small – in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living – Nelson Mandela

I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities – Nelson Mandela

We are fighting for a society where people will cease thinking in terms of colour

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

There is no such thing as part freedom – Nelson Mandela