We have triumphed in the effort to implant hope in the breasts of the millions of our people. We enter into a covenant that we shall build the society in which all South Africans, both black and white, will be able to walk tall, without any fear in their hearts, assured of their inalienable right to human dignity โ a rainbow nation at peace with itself and the world.
Nelson MandelaThere's one place where (Fidel Castroโs) Cuba stands out head and shoulders above the rest โ that is in its love for human rights and liberty!
Nelson MandelaSouth Africans must recall the terrible past so that we can deal with it, forgiving where forgiveness is necessary but never forgetting.
Nelson MandelaWe must appreciate that all over the world, right down the centuries, there have been great religions that have encouraged the idea of giving - of fighting poverty and of promoting the equality of human beings - whatever their background, whatever their political beliefs.
Nelson Mandela