Mandela Quotations

Mandela Quotations:

1. "The threat of death cannot arouse my desire to be a martyr. If I have to die, I am ready to die. But the desire for life has always been there." - "Talking with yourself"

2. "I stand before you, not as a prophet, but as a humble servant of you, that is, the people. Your unyielding, heroic sacrifices make me possible to stand here today. Therefore, I have left the rest of me. Life is handed over to you." - Released from prison on February 11, 1990

3. “The important thing in life is not only the pure fact that we have lived, but what changes we have made to the lives of others. This determines the meaning of life.” – Celebrating Walter on May 18, 2002 Sisulu 90th birthday

4. "In my old age, I am like a flower in full bloom because of the love and support she gave me." - In July 1998, she married Graça Machel

5. “Everyone is in harmony and equal opportunities.” – April 20, 1964, treason trial

6. "What we want is a society that does not divide the race... We fight for a society where people can stop the color of association... This is not a race issue, but a matter of conception." - 2019 works "Dialogue with myself"

7. “The moment of healing has arrived. The time to bridge our divide has arrived. The timing of the creation is in sight.” – Inauguration of the President of South Africa on May 10, 1994

8. "I walked through that long road of freedom. I tried not to miss it, and I missed the road. But I found a secret, that is, after climbing a mountain, you will find more mountains to climb." Long Way to Freedom

9. “This award is a tribute to all South Africans, especially those who fought in the fight, and I will accept them on their behalf.” – Received the Nobel Peace Prize in December 1994

10. “I left my office innocently and felt that I have done a small responsibility for the people and the country.” — The president resigned in May 1999.

11. "On the last day of my life, I want to hear those who are alive and say, 'This person lying here has done the responsibility for the country and the people." - 1999

12. "There is something that makes me very worried in prison. I have no intention of sending a wrong image to the outside world, that is, I am regarded as a saint." - "Dialogue with myself"

13. "This beautiful land will never experience the oppression of people and the humiliation of the world." - Inaugural President

14. "In my opinion, I have made a choice. I will not leave South Africa and will not surrender. The struggle is my life. I will continue to fight for freedom until the end of my life." - June 1961 26th African National Congress statement

15. "I don't deny that I have planned sabotage. I plan to destroy, not because of rashness, or because I love violence. I plan to destroy it. It is the result of a sober and calm assessment of the political situation. This political situation is Whites have been the product of our tyranny, exploitation and oppression for many years." - Rwonia trial on April 20, 1964

16. “The emergence of apartheid crimes will be a shadow that can never be erased in human history.” — Speech on 22 June 1990 against the United Nations Special Committee against Apartheid

17. “No one hates others because of their skin color, background, and religion. People’s hatred must be learned. They can learn to hate and be taught to love. Because love is more natural than hate. The ground touches the hearts of the people." - The autobiography of 1994, "The Long Way to Freedom"

18. “We spend more on weapons than on millions of people living with HIV to ensure treatment and support. It is a world full of thoughts and hopes. It is also full of despair, disease and hunger. The world." - 2005 Johannesburg LIVE8 concert

19. “AIDS is a big problem that needs to be solved all over the world. The resources needed to deal with AIDS far exceed the capacity of one continent. No country has the ability to deal with it.” – “Talking to yourself”

20. "I condemn a big country, and its president who has no vision and cannot think correctly, is now going to bring the world into a massacre." - In January 2003, US President George W. Bush prepared for Iraq.

21. "I think the United States is drunk with power." - 2003 documentary "Mandela, The Legend of Living"

22. “At least we have the right to be drunk... Next time, we will win.” – South Africa’s bid to host the 2006 World Cup in July 2000

Mandela's profile:

Born in Transkei, South Africa on July 18, 1918, Nelson Raleigh Herahla Mandela was admitted to the Bachelor of Arts of the University of South Africa and the University of Witwatersrand. He served as the national secretary and chairman of the ANC Youth League. From 1994 to 1999, he was the President of South Africa. He was the first black president and was revered as the father of South Africa.

Before serving as president, Mandela was a positive anti-apartheid and the leader of the national spear of the armed national organization of the African National Congress. When he led the anti-apartheid movement, the South African court convicted him of conspiring to overthrow the government. According to the verdict, Mandela served in prison for 27 years. After being released from prison in 1990, he turned to mediation and consultation, and led South Africa in the transition period of promoting multi-ethnic democracy. Since the end of the apartheid system, Mandela has received praise from all walks of life, including former opponents.

Mandela has won more than 100 awards in 40 years, the most notable of which was the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize. In 2004, he was selected as the greatest South African.

On December 6, 2019, Mandela died at the residence in Johannesburg at the age of 95. South Africa held a state funeral for Mandela and a half-flag nationwide. On the morning of December 15, the state funeral ceremony was held in Kunu Village.