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I shall stick to our vow: never, never under any circumstances, to say anything unbecoming of the other...The trouble, of course, is that most successful men are prone to some form of vanity. There comes a stage in their lives when they consider it permissible to be egotistic and to brag to the public at large about their unique achievements.
If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner.
It always seems impossible until its done.
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As long as outmoded ways of thinking prevent women from making a meaningful contribution to society, progress will be slow. As long as the nation refuses to acknowledge the equal role of more than half of itself, it is doomed to failure.
You can start changing our world for the better daily, no matter how small the action.
“Live life as though nobody is watching, and express yourself as though everyone is listening.”
We recall our terrible past so that we can deal with it, to forgive where forgiveness is necessary, without forgetting; to ensure that never again will such inhumanity tear us apart; and to move ourselves to eradicate a legacy that lurks dangerously as a threat to our democracy.
If the United States of America or Britain is having elections, they don't ask for observers from Africa or from Asia. But when we have elections, they want observers.
A garden was one of the few thing in prison that one could control. To plant a seed, watch it grow, to tend it then harvest it, offered a simple but enduring satisfaction. The sense of being the custodian of this small patch of earth offered a taste of freedom.
Part of being optimistic is keeping one's head pointed toward the sun, one's feet moving forward.
I always knew that someday I would once again feel the grass under my feet and walk in the sunshine as a free man.
What freedom am I being offered while the organization of the people remains banned? Only free men can negotiate. A prisoner cannot enter into contracts.
Only free men can negotiate; prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedom and mine cannot be separated.
A free press is one of the pillars of democracy.
I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities.
There is no such thing as part freedom.
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When a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw.
