Nelson Mandela Quotes about Fighting

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I had no epiphany, no singular revelation, no moment of truth, but a steady accumulation of a thousand slights, a thousand indignities and a thousand unremembered moments produced in me an anger, a rebelliousness, a

I had no epiphany, no singular revelation, no moment of truth, but a steady accumulation of a thousand slights, a thousand indignities and a thousand unremembered moments produced in me an anger, a rebelliousness, a desire to fight the system that imprisoned my people. There was no particular day on which I said, Henceforth I will devote myself to the liberation of my people; instead, I simply found myself doing so, and could not do otherwise.

Nelson Mandela

Inspiring, Commitment, Fighting

A freedom fighter learns the hard way that it is the oppressor who defines the nature of the struggle,and the oppressed is often left no recourse but to use methods that mirror those of the oppressor.At a point, one can only fight fire with fire

Nelson Mandela

Struggle, Fighting, Fire

"Nelson Mandela obituary" by David Beresford, www.theguardian.com. December 5, 2013.

I hate racial discrimination most intensely and all its manifestations. I have fought all my life; I fight now, and will do so until the end of my days. Even although I now happen to be tried by one, whose opinion I hold in high esteem, I detest most violently the set-up that surrounds me here. It makes me feel that I am a Black man in a White man's court. This should not be I should feel perfectly at ease and at home with the assurance that I am being tried by a fellow South African, who does not regard me as an inferior, entitled to a special type of justice.

Nelson Mandela

Hate, Home, Fighting

Nelson Mandela (1963*). “We Accuse: The Trial of Nelson Mandela”

Communists have always played an active role in the fight by colonial countries for their freedom, because the short-term objects of Communism would always correspond with the long-term objects of freedom movements.

Nelson Mandela

Country, Fighting, Long

Nelson Mandela (1973). “No Easy Walk to Freedom”, p.180, Heinemann

Jinnah is a constant source of inspiration for all those who are fighting against racial and group discrimination.

Nelson Mandela

Inspiration, Fighting, Groups

The time comes in the life of any nation when there remain only two choices - submit or fight. That time has now come to South Africa. We shall not submit and we have no choice but to hit back by all means in our power in defence of our people, our future, and our freedom

Nelson Mandela

Mean, Fighting, Two

Nelson Mandela (1973). “No Easy Walk to Freedom”, p.169, Heinemann

History will surely judge us harshly if we do not respond with all the energy and resources that we can bring to bear in the fight against HIV/AIDS

Nelson Mandela

Fighting, Judging, Bears

Nelson Mandela (2011). “Nelson Mandela By Himself: The Authorised Book of Quotations”, p.39, Pan Macmillan

I have often wondered whether a person is justified in neglecting his own family to fight for opportunities for others.

Nelson Mandela

Family, Fighting, Opportunity

Nelson Mandela (2011). “Nelson Mandela By Himself: The Authorised Book of Quotations”, p.147, 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”

Only through hardship, sacrifice and militant action can freedom be won. The struggle is my life. I will continue fighting for freedom until the end of my days.

Nelson Mandela

Struggle, Sacrifice, Fighting

Nelson Mandela (1973). “No Easy Walk to Freedom”, p.109, Heinemann

We must appreciate that all over the world, right down the centuries, there have been great religions that have encouraged the idea of giving - of fighting poverty and of promoting the equality of human beings - whatever their background, whatever their political beliefs.

Nelson Mandela

Fighting, Ideas, Appreciate

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My time in prison only deepened my resolve against apartheid. Even while I was in prison, I fought against it, teaching my cellmates about white supremacy and how to fight against it.

Nelson Mandela

Teaching, Fighting, White

Continuously, we have to fight to defeat the primitive tendency towards the glorification of arms, the adulation of force, born of the illusion that injustice can be perpetuated by the capacity to kill, or that disputes are necessarily best resolved by resort to violent means.

Nelson Mandela

Mean, Fighting, Arms

Nelson Mandela (2012). “Notes to the Future: Words of Wisdom”, p.25, Simon and Schuster

We can't fight AIDS unless we do much more to fight TB as well.

Nelson Mandela

Fighting, Aids, Wells

Nelson Mandela (2011). “Nelson Mandela By Himself: The Authorised Book of Quotations”, p.397, Pan Macmillan