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Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.
I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.
Let there be work, bread, water and salt for all.
If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner.
If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.
A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.
I started to make a study of the art of war and revolution and, whilst abroad, underwent a course in military training. If there was to be guerrilla warfare, I wanted to be able to stand and fight with my people and to share the hazards of war with them.
Before I went to jail, I was active in politics as a member of South Africa’s leading organization – and I was generally busy from 7 A.M. until midnight. I never had time to sit and think.
I made a mistake by being ejected from the presidency. Next time, I will choose a Cabinet which will allow me to be life President.
I really wanted to retire and rest and spend more time with my children, my grandchildren and of course with my wife.