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I was called a terrorist yesterday, but when I came out of jail, many people embraced me, including my enemies, and that is what I normally tell other people who say those who are struggling for liberation in their country are terrorists. ↗

— Nelson Mandela

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To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity. ↗

— Nelson Mandela

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I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. ↗

— Nelson Mandela

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In countries where innocent people are dying, the leaders are following their blood rather than their brains. ↗

— Nelson Mandela

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I should tie myself to no particular system of society other than of socialism. ↗

— Nelson Mandela

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It is wise to persuade people to do things and make them think it was their own idea. ↗

— Nelson Mandela

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Europe has to address people's needs directly and reflect their priorities, not our own preoccupations. ↗

— Peter Mandelson

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You know, you can only lead them from behind. ↗

— Nelson Mandela

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Our single most important challenge is therefore to help establish a social order in which the freedom of the individual will truly mean the freedom of the individual. ↗

— Nelson Mandela

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Most were beginning to feel they had learned enough to last for the rest of their lives. They remained mathematicians, but largely went their own way. ↗

— Benoit Mandelbrot

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