It always seems impossible until it's done.Nelson Mandela
“I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities.”
Anti-apartheid leader, President of South Africa · 1918 – 2013
South African anti-apartheid revolutionary who spent 27 years in prison and became the country's first Black president in 1994.
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Source: Statement at the Rivonia Trial, 1964 · ✓ Source verified
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