No one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.

Source: Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom (1995).

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.

Source: Long Walk to Freedom (1995) by Nelson Mandela.

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

Source: “Lighting your way to a better future : Speech delivered by Mr N R Mandela at launch of Mindset Network,” July 16, 2003 at db.nelsonmandela.org.

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

Source: Lighting your way to a better future : Speech delivered by Mr N R Mandela at launch of Mindset Network,” July 16, 2003.

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 here to rest, to steal a view of the glorious vista that surrounds me, to look back on the distance I have come. But I can rest only for a moment, for with freedom comes responsibilities, and I dare not linger, for my long walk is not yet ended.

Source: Long Walk to Freedom (1995) by Nelson Mandela.

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.

Source: Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom (1994). Complete Quote: 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 Read More…

A good leader can engage in a debate frankly and thoroughly, knowing that at the end he and the other side must be closer, and thus emerge stronger. You don’t have that idea when you are arrogant, superficial, and uninformed.