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

Our human compassion binds us the one to the other – not in pity or patronizingly, but as human beings who have learnt how to turn our common suffering into hope for the future – Nelson Mandela

Communists have always played an active role in the fight by colonial countries for their freedom, because the short-term objects of Communism would always correspond with the long-term objects of freedom movements – Nelson Mandela

If you are poor, you are not likely to live long – Nelson Mandela

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

If the United States of America or Britain is having elections, they don’t ask for observers from Africa or from Asia. But when we have elections, they want observers – Nelson Mandela