Nelson Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionist. He was the first black president and the first to be fully elected from a democratic election in the country. He was born on July 18, 1918, in Mvezo, South Africa.
This compilation of inspiring Nelson Mandela quotes is about life, the world, equality, freedom, and more. But first, let’s learn more about him.
Mandela fought for many things for South Africans but mainly for the apartheid to end and for Black people to be treated equally in their own country. His critics from the right win deemed him to be a communist terrorist while the far left didn’t like the idea of negotiating a reconcile with apartheid supporters.
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He studied law at the University of For Hare and the University of Witwatersrand. He then proceeded to work as a lawyer in Johannesburg. As a young person and even as an adult, Mandela has always been an activist fighting for the freedom of Black South Africans. Due to his outspoken support of anti-apartheid, Mandela was sought by the police. However, the law enforcement always claims that he is being hunted for the suspicion of his involvement with communism that aims for terroristic plots.
In 1962, he was captured. It was suspected that someone tipped the police of Mandela’s location. He was placed in a jail in Pretoria. Two years later, he was transferred to Robben Island where he was jailed for 18 years. In 1982, he was transferred to Pollsmoor Prison in Cape Town, then again to Victor Verster Prison until his release in 1990.
During his imprisonment, he suffered from tuberculosis due to the state of his cell and later on stroke. During Mandela’s entire time in prison, his photos were prohibited to be published in newspapers. He was released in 1990.
The negotiation about the end of apartheid lasted for a year in 1991. In 1994, he was elected as the President of South Africa.
After his release, he published a book titled “Long Walk to Freedom”. There were also many books that were published post-humously such as “The Prison Letters of Nelson Mandela”, conversation with Myself”, and “In His Own Words” – many were published by his foundation.
NELSON MANDELA QUOTES AND CAPTIONS
Enjoy these inspiring quotes from Nelson Mandela about freedom, fighting for equality, life, and more. Check out these posters with Nelson Mandela’s famous quotes.
“Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.”
“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.”
“After climbing a great hill. One only finds that there are many more hills to climb.”
“There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.”
“Lead from the back – and let others believe they are in front.”
“As long as poverty, injustice and gross inequality persist in our world, none of us can truly rest.”
“A winner is a dreamer who never gives up.”
“I am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying.”
“As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn’t leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I’d still be in prison.”
“No country can really develop unless its citizens are educated.”
Mandela suffered from a respiratory infection in 2011 and went through gallstone removal in 2012. He continued suffering from lung infections and other respiratory problems.
On December 5, 2013, Nelson Mandela passed away at the age of 95.
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