I cannot conceive of Israel withdrawing if Arab states do not recognize Israel, within secure borders – Nelson Mandela

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

Social equality is the only basis of human happiness – 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

Intervention only works when the people concerned seem to be keen for peace – Nelson Mandela

I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear – Nelson Mandela