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Nelson Mandela

South African Statesman

Born: Jul 18, 1918

Died: Dec 5, 2013

Freedom Life Me People Will You

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Apart from life, a strong constitution, and an abiding connection to the Thembu royal house, the only thing my father bestowed upon me at birth was a name, Rolihlahla. Nelson Mandela

Life Me Constitution Strong Father Birth Abide Bestowed Only Name House The Only Thing Apart Connection Thing Royal

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

States Arab Recognize Secure Borders Conceive Withdrawing Within Israel Cannot

My son has died of AIDS. Nelson Mandela

Son AIDS Died

The United States has made serious mistakes in the conduct of its foreign affairs, which have had unfortunate repercussions long after the decisions were taken. Nelson Mandela

Made Long Mistakes States Had Taken Foreign Foreign Affairs Affairs Were Repercussions Conduct After Unfortunate Which Decisions Serious United United States

On the first day of school, my teacher, Miss Mdingane, gave each of us an English name and said that from thenceforth that was the name we would answer to in school. This was the custom among Africans in those days and was undoubtedly due to the British bias of our education. Nelson Mandela

Education Teacher Day School First Gave Our Those Would Miss Name Days Bias Answer Said Due Undoubtedly African Custom Us English Each Among British

Africans require, want, the franchise on the basis of one man one vote. They want political independence. Nelson Mandela

Man Vote Political Independence Franchise One-Man African Want Require Basis

The names of Dingane and Bambata, Hintsa and Makana, Squngthi and Dalasile, Moshoeshoe and Sekhukhuni, were praised as the glory of the entire African nation. I hoped then that life might offer me the opportunity to serve my people and make my own humble contribution to their freedom struggle. Nelson Mandela

Life Freedom Me Struggle Humble People Opportunity Nation Own Hoped Entire My Own Names Make Glory Praised Were Offer Contribution African Might Then Serve

I came across few whites as a boy at Qunu. The local magistrate, of course, was white, as was the nearest shopkeeper. Occasionally, white travelers or policemen passed through our area. These whites appeared as grand as gods to me, and I was aware that they were to be treated with a mixture of fear and respect. Nelson Mandela

Me Respect Fear Few White Local Our Magistrate Area Through Policemen Occasionally Course Boy Passed Came Were Mixture Gods Grand Across Whites Appeared Travelers Aware Nearest Treated

Let us give publicity to H.I.V./AIDS and not hide it, because the only way to make it appear like a normal illness like TB, like cancer, is always to come out and say somebody has died because of H.I.V./AIDS, and people will stop regarding it as something extraordinary. Nelson Mandela

People Hide Cancer Will Somebody Extraordinary Way Say Out Give Something Only Come Like Make Because Always Normal Died Stop Regarding Us Appear Illness Let Us Publicity

Our single most important challenge is therefore to help establish a social order in which the freedom of the individual will truly mean the freedom of the individual. Nelson Mandela

Freedom Challenge Will Important Single Our Individual Most Truly Establish Order Which Mean Social Social Order Help Therefore

At the outset, I want to say that the suggestion that the struggle in South Africa is under the influence of foreigners or communists is wholly incorrect. I have done whatever I did because of my experience in South Africa and my own proudly felt African background, and not because of what any outsider might have said. Nelson Mandela

Struggle Experience South Africa Whatever Own Background Say My Own Outset Outsider Because Felt Said Proudly Foreigners South Did Any Done Africa African Influence Want Might Communists Wholly Suggestion Incorrect

Whatever position I occupied, it was the result of colleagues - of my comrades in the movement - who had decided in their wisdom to use me for the purpose of focusing the attention of the country and the international community on me. Nelson Mandela

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