Quote by Nelson Mandela
Intervention only works when the people concerned seem to be keen

Intervention only works when the people concerned seem to be keen for peace. – Nelson Mandela

Other quotes by Nelson Mandela

A good head and good heart are always a formidable combination. But when you add to that a literate tongue or pen, then you have something very special. – Nelson Mandela

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I really wanted to retire and rest and spend more time with my children, my grandchildren and of course with my wife. – Nelson Mandela

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If there are dreams about a beautiful South Africa, there are also roads that lead to their goal. Two of these roads could be named Goodness and Forgiveness. – Nelson Mandela

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Peace
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We can only move to a long-term resolution regarding terrorism and war by planting seeds of peace. We have to start with ourselves. – Peter Yarrow

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Peace

Work, look for peace and calm in work: you will find it nowhere else. – Dmitri Mendeleev

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Peace

Four years of Jimmy Carter gave us two titanic Reagan landslides, peace and prosperity for eight blessed years – and even a third term for his feckless vice president, George H.W. Bush. – Ann Coulter

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Peace

But if republicans are to prevail, if the peace process is to be successfully concluded and Irish sovereignty and re-unification secured, then we have to set the agenda – no-one else is going to do that. – Gerry Adams

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