WORDS FROM A GREAT MIND

Nelson Mandela Quotes

South African president & anti-apartheid leader

Born: 18 July 1918
Died: 5 December 2013
Lived in: Eastern Cape, Robben Island, Johannesburg & Pretoria, South Africa

Nelson Mandela helped lead the struggle against apartheid and became South Africa’s first president elected in a fully representative democratic election in 1994. After years of imprisonment, he placed reconciliation, equal citizenship and shared responsibility at the centre of his public message.

A LESSER-KNOWN DETAIL

His prison number, 46664, later became the name of an international HIV/AIDS awareness campaign.

Words by Nelson Mandela

“We know it well that none of us acting alone can achieve success.”

Presidential Inauguration, Pretoria, 10 May 1994

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“Let there be justice for all.”

Presidential Inauguration, Pretoria, 10 May 1994

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“Let freedom reign.”

Presidential Inauguration, Pretoria, 10 May 1994

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“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”

On education · Nelson Mandela Foundation collection

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“You understand that it is in your hands to make a difference.”

London fundraising dinner, June 2008

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