I have retired, but if there’s anything that would kill me it is to wake up in the morning not knowing what to do – Nelson Mandela

I should tie myself to no particular system of society other than of socialism – Nelson Mandela

Where globalization means, as it so often does, that the rich and powerful now have new means to further enrich and empower themselves at the cost of the poorer and weaker, we have a responsibility to protest in the name of universal freedom – Nelson Mandela

You know, you can only lead them from behind – Nelson Mandela

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

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

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

There are times when a leader must move out ahead of the flock, go off in a new direction, confident that he is leading his people the right way – 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

There is nothing I fear more than waking up without a program that will help me bring a little happiness to those with no resources, those who are poor, illiterate, and ridden with terminal disease – Nelson Mandela