Democracy is based on the majority principle. This is especially true in a country such as ours where the vast majority have been systematically denied their rights. At the same time, democracy also requires that the rights of political and other minorities be safeguarded.
Nelson MandelaThere is nothing to popularize a person. Only humility, which is the ability to remain in the background and to put others in the front light.
Nelson MandelaTake it upon yourself where you live to make people around you joyful and full of hope.
Nelson MandelaI am fundamentally an optimist. Whether that comes from nature or nurture, I cannot say. Part of being optimistic is keeping one's head pointed toward the sun, one's feet moving forward. There were many dark moments when my faith in humanity was sorely tested, but I would not and could not give myself up to despair. That way lays defeat and death.
Nelson Mandela