A government which uses force to maintain its rule teaches the oppressed to use force to oppose it.
Nelson MandelaIn its proper meaning equality before the law means the right to participate in the making of the laws by which one is governed, a constitution which guarantees democratic rights to all sections of the population, the right to approach the court for protection or relief in the case of the violation of rights guaranteed in the constitution, and the right to take part in the administration of justice as judges, magistrates, attorneys-general, law advisers and similar positions.
Nelson MandelaTherefore, we must not look at the African people, even before they met whites, as if they had something unique, which was not to be found in other societies.
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 Mandela