We succeeded to take our last steps to freedom in conditions of relative peace. We commit ourselves to the construction of a complete, just and lasting peace. We have triumphed in the effort to implant hope in the breasts of the millions of our people.
Nelson MandelaThere are many people who have worked just because they love the community in which they are in, without expecting any financial consideration.
Nelson MandelaResentment is like a glass of poison that a man drinks; then he sits down and waits for his enemy to die.
Nelson MandelaI've found that South Africa has produced good leaders. These are people who realize that when there is danger, they should be in the forefront and when there is victory to be celebrated, they should be in the background, allowing their colleagues and the ordinary civilians - the man in the street - to rejoice and to celebrate that victory.
Nelson Mandela