I can’t pretend that I’m brave and that I can beat the whole world – Nelson Mandela

Nonviolence is a good policy when the conditions permit – Nelson Mandela

I started to make a study of the art of war and revolution and, whilst abroad, underwent a course in military training. If there was to be guerrilla warfare, I wanted to be able to stand and fight with my people and to share the hazards of war with them – Nelson Mandela

There is no such thing as part freedom – 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

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