Nelson Mandela Quotes about Choices

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The past is a rich resource on which we can draw in order to make decisions for the future, but it does not dictate our choices. We should look back at the past and select what is good, and leave behind what is bad.

The past is a rich resource on which we can draw in order to make decisions for the future, but it does not dictate our choices. We should look back at the past and select what is good, and leave behind what is bad.

Nelson Mandela

Past, Order, Choices

Nelson Mandela (2011). “Nelson Mandela By Himself: The Authorised Book of Quotations”, p.265, Pan Macmillan

The time comes in the life of any nation when there remains only two choices - submit or fight.

Nelson Mandela

Fighting, Two, Choices

Nelson Mandela (1978). “Freedom, Justice and Dignity for All in South Africa: Statement and Articles”

When we decided to take up arms, it was because the only other choice was to surrender and to submit to slavery.

Nelson Mandela

Choices, Slavery, Arms

Nelson Mandela (2012). “Notes to the Future: Words of Wisdom”, p.22, Simon and Schuster

Home is home even for those who aspire to serve wider interests and who have established their home of choice in distant regions.

Nelson Mandela

Home, Choices, Interest

Nelson Mandela (2011). “Conversations With Myself”, p.70, Pan Macmillan

Where choice is set between cowardice and violence, I would advise violence ... I prefer to use arms in defense of honor rather than remain the vile witness of dishonor.

Nelson Mandela

Choices, Honor, Arms

"The Sacred Warrior" by Nelson Mandela, content.time.com. December 31, 1999.