In my country we go to prison first and then become President – Nelson Mandela

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

There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children – Nelson Mandela

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

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

There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere, and many of us will have to pass through the valley of the shadow of death again and again before we reach the mountaintop of our desires – Nelson Mandela