If there is a country that has committed unspeakable atrocities in the world, it is the United States of America – Nelson Mandela

Unlike some politicians, I can admit to a mistake – Nelson Mandela

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

There are many people who feel that it is useless and futile to continue talking about peace and non-violence against a government whose only reply is savage attacks on an unarmed and defenceless people – Nelson Mandela

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

I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear – Nelson Mandela