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Letter "N" » Nelson Mandela Quotes
«As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.»
«There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere, and many of us will have to pass through the valley of the shadow of death again and again before we reach the mountaintop of our desires.»
«There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.»
«As a leader... I have always endeavored to listen to what each and every person in a discussion had to say before venturing my own opinion. Oftentimes, my own opinion will simply represent a con-sensus of what I heard in the discussion. I always remember the axiom: a leader is like a shepherd. He stays behind the flock, letting the most nimble go out ahead, whereupon the others follow, not realizing that all along they are being directed from behind.»
Author: Nelson Mandela
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Statesman)
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About:
Leadership,
Opinions
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Keywords:
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the discussion,
The Others,
venturing,
whereupon
«There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children.»
«Education is the great engine of personal development. It is through education that the daughter of a peasant can become a doctor, that a son of a mineworker can become the head of the mine, that a child of farm workers can become the president of a»
Author: Nelson Mandela
(
Statesman)
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About:
Education
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Keywords:
daughter,
doctor,
engine,
farm,
farms,
mineworker,
peasant,
Personal development,
President of,
Son,
Son of,
The Farm,
the President,
workers
«A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.»
«I have walked that long road to freedom. I have tried not to falter; I have made missteps along the way. But I have discovered the secret that after climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb. I have taken a moment»
Author: Nelson Mandela
(
Statesman)
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About:
Freedom
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Keywords:
climbing,
falter,
faltering,
falters,
hill,
hills,
Long Walk,
misstep,
missteps,
Road to Freedom,
walked
«For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.»
«Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.»