Only free men can negotiate. A prisoner cannot enter into contracts. – Nelson Mandela
If the United States of America or Britain is having elections, they dont ask for observers from Africa or from Asia. But when we have elections, they want observers. – Nelson Mandela
I really wanted to retire and rest and spend more time with my children, my grandchildren and of course with my wife. – Nelson Mandela
Our human compassion binds us the one to the other – not in pity or patronizingly, but as human beings who have learnt how to turn our common suffering into hope for the future. – Nelson Mandela