"Real leaders must be ready to sacrifice all for the freedom of their people." ~ Nelson Mandela during the Chief Albert Luthuli Centenary Celebrations, Kwadukuza, South Africa, 25 April 1998
"Those who conduct themselves with morality, integrity and consistency need not fear the forces of inhumanity and cruelty." ~ Nelson Mandela delivering the British Red Cross Humanity Lecture, Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London, England, 10 July 2003
"No child in Africa, and in fact anywhere in the world, should be denied education." ~ Nelson Mandela at the launch of 'Dream for Africa' International Fund-Raising Campaign, Cape Town, South Africa, 6 December 2004
"My respect for human beings is based not on the colour of a man’s skin nor authority he may wield, but purely on merit" ~ Nelson Mandela from a letter to General du Preez, Commissioner of Prisons, written on Robben Island, 12 July 1976
"I have discovered that in discussions it never helps to take a morally superior tone to one’s opponent" ~ Nelson Mandela from Long Walk to Freedom, 1994
"I came to accept that I have no right whatsoever to judge others in terms of my own customs" ~ Nelson Mandela from an unpublished autobiographical manuscript, written on Robben Island, 1975