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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. ↗

— Nelson Mandela

#cast #chains #enhances #free #live

I dream of the realization of the unity of Africa, whereby its leaders combine in their efforts to solve the problems of this continent. I dream of our vast deserts, of our forests, of all our great wildernesses. ↗

— Nelson Mandela

#combine #continent #deserts #dream #efforts

We can't afford to be killing one another. ↗

— Nelson Mandela

#another #killing

Pronouncement of experts to the effect that something cannot be done has always irritated me. ↗

— Leo Szilard

#cannot #done #effect #experts #irritated

Our human compassion binds us the one to the other - not in pity or patronizingly, but as human beings who have learnt how to turn our common suffering into hope for the future. ↗

— Nelson Mandela

#binds #common #compassion #future #hope

When the water starts boiling it is foolish to turn off the heat. ↗

— Nelson Mandela

#foolish #heat #off #starts #turn

The titanic effort that has brought liberation to South Africa, and ensured the total liberation of Africa, constitutes an act of redemption for the black people of the world. ↗

— Nelson Mandela

#africa #black #brought #constitutes #effort

The United States has made serious mistakes in the conduct of its foreign affairs, which have had unfortunate repercussions long after the decisions were taken. ↗

— Nelson Mandela

#after #conduct #decisions #foreign #foreign affairs

Although computer memory is no longer expensive, there's always a finite size buffer somewhere. When a big piece of news arrives, everybody sends a message to everybody else, and the buffer fills. ↗

— Benoit Mandelbrot

#always #arrives #big #buffer #computer

If the constitutional treaty is rejected it will be back to square one, just at a time when we want Europe to be a more effective force for good in the world, when we need to buttress ourselves against the pressures and insecurities of globalization. ↗

— Peter Mandelson

#back #constitutional #effective #europe #force