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Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
South African Activist
Born: Sep 26, 1936
Died: Apr 2, 2018
Apartheid Country Life Me People You
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Mandela did go to prison, and he went in there as a burning revolutionary. But look what came out. Mandela let us down. Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
Prison Down Out He Look Came Go Revolutionary Did Mandela Burning Us Let Us
We have a shared destiny, a shared responsibility to save the world from those who attempt to destroy it. Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
World Responsibility Save The World Those Destiny Destroy Attempt Shared Who Save
We talk of a rainbow nation - in a country that remains dichotomized between black and white. We must acknowledge that the rainbow, in fact, is still a dream. Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
Black Black And White Country Nation White Dream Must Fact Remains Between Talk Still In Fact Acknowledge Rainbow
I was married to the ANC. It was the best marriage I ever had. Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
Best Marriage Married Had Ever
I never talk about my private life. Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
Life About Never Talk Private Private Life
I don't want a grand villa in a rich suburb alongside white people where many of my former comrades choose to live. I would never betray my roots in that way. Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
People Comrades Rich White Live Way Would Betray Never Alongside Where Want Grand Suburb Former Roots Choose Many Villa
It dawned on me then that you either had to survive apartheid, or you had to perish with it. And I decided to survive. Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
Me You Had Dawned Perish Survive Decided Either Apartheid To Survive Then
We cannot pretend we do not have problems; we cannot pretend things are not wrong in our country. A lot of things are wrong. Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
Problems Country Our We Cannot Pretend Wrong Lot Cannot Things
You build dreams, you build castles in the air, and you hope that at least part of that will be realized, even under apartheid. Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
Hope Dreams You Will Build Air Castles Part Least Apartheid Realized Even
You all must realize that Mandela was not the only man who suffered. There were many others - hundreds who languished in prison and died. Many unsung and unknown heroes of the struggle. Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
You Man Struggle Heroes Prison Others Unknown Hundreds Must Only Unsung Were Died Mandela Realize Who Many Suffered
I have a good relationship with Mandela. But I am not Mandela's product. I am the product of the masses of my country and the product of my enemy. Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
Good Relationship Enemy Country Good Relationship Masses Am Mandela Product
I'm not ashamed of anything I've ever done in the name of fairness and justice for my people. Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
Justice People Name Fairness Done Anything Ashamed Ever
I'm like thousands of women in South Africa who lost their men to cities and prisons... I stand defiant, tall and strong. Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
Women Strong Men Lost South Africa Cities Thousands Like Tall Prisons South Africa Stand Who
There is nothing the government has not done to me. There isn't any pain I haven't known. Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
Government Me Nothing Pain Known Any Done
I wanted to be a doctor at some point, and I was always bringing home strays from school: people who were too poor to pay fees or have food. My parents never rebuked me or told me that they were hard-pressed, too. Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
Food Home Me People Doctor School Parents Pay Too Some Point Never Fees Always Were Wanted Poor Who Bringing
I was so hooked by the fight for freedom that nothing mattered to us so long as we fulfilled the dream of years and years of our people being liberated. I thought normal life would come the day after. Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
Life Day Freedom Fight People Thought Long Nothing Our Liberated Our People Hooked Dream Would Come Years Years And Years Normal Normal Life Mattered Being After Us Fulfilled
We shall liberate our country. Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
Liberate Country Our Shall
Politicians are not lovers. Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
Politicians Lovers
I knew what it is to hate. Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
Hate Knew
They think because they have put my husband on an island that he will be forgotten. They are wrong. The harder they try to silence him, the louder I will become. Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
Silence Try Will Husband Become Think He Put Wrong Him Because Island Louder Forgotten Harder
I identify... with the ideas that Malcolm X stood for. Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
Ideas Identify Malcolm Malcolm X Stood
No one under international copyright law has the right to depict me or my husband without our consent. I have been surprised by the many people, particularly Americans, who are either writing books or going to produce films about the Mandela family without even bothering to consult us. Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
Family Me People Writing Law Husband Films Our Books About Consult Bothering No-One Particularly Without Surprised Been American Going Mandela Depict Either Produce Us Who International Many Even Right Consent Copyright
The government can become so elitist and concentrate on elitist interests. To help the government, you must constantly hold its attention. Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
Government You Become Must Constantly Attention Concentrate Hold Interests Help Elitist
In the normal course of things, journalists want their story, and as soon as they are through with it, they pack their cameras and go. That was never the impression that David Astor gave when you were interviewed by him. It was far deeper than that. Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
You Gave Through David Never Soon Journalists Him Course Go Were Cameras Normal Impression Than Want Story Pack Far Deeper Things
To me, David Astor was a freedom fighter. To me, he wasn't just a journalist; he was a freedom fighter. Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
Freedom Me Journalist Fighter David He Just
My continent knows more about me than I do myself. Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
Myself Me About More Knows Continent Than

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