Blaming things on the past does not make them better." "We live with the hope that as she battles to remake herself, South Africa will be like a microcosm of the new world that is striving to be born." |
Mandela is remembered many ways globally
"It would be very egotistical of me to say how I would like to be remembered. I’d leave that entirely to South Africans. I would just like a simple stone on which is written, 'Mandela'." "This good man will be missed, but his contributions will live on forever." |
Image Source: South African TIME
Mandela believed in the strength of the children.
"Our love for children is undiminished. Their innocence and energy, their happiness and welfare must be protected and treasured. It is their laughter that I yearned for while in prison. My Children’s Fund will continue to bring hope to children and young people." Image Source: Nelson Mandela Foundation
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"We come carrying our sorrow for all of the ways that we have fallen short of the example that Madiba offered us; an example of integrity, of reconciliation, of leadership in the service of the people." |
"A new generation of potential leaders is beginning to emerge on the African continent. The Mandela Rhodes Foundation will nurture these young people, helping to stimulate their creativity, even as they acquire the skills that will help reshape the destiny of our continent." People pay tribute to Mandela on Mandela Day each year.
Audio Source: Nelson Mandela Foundation
"For now, let us pause and give thanks for the fact that Nelson Mandela lived - a man who took history in his hands, and bent the arc of the moral universe toward justice. May God Bless his memory and keep him in peace." |