Never, never and never again shall it be that this beautiful land will again experience the oppression of one by another – Nelson Mandela

If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner – Nelson Mandela

There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered – Nelson Mandela

For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others – Nelson Mandela

I was not a messiah, but an ordinary man who had become a leader because of extraordinary circumstances – 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