No one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails. A nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens but its lowest o… - Nelson Mandela

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No one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails. A nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens but its lowest ones.

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About Nelson Mandela

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013) was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, politician, and philanthropist, who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was the country's first black chief executive, and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election. His government focused on dismantling the legacy of apartheid through tackling institutionalised racism and fostering racial reconciliation. Politically an African nationalist and democratic socialist, he served as President of the African National Congress (ANC) party from 1991 to 1997. He was the co-winner of the Nobel Peace Prize with F.W. de Klerk in 1993.

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Native Name: Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
Alternative Names: Mandela Prisoner 46664 Madiba Rolihllahla Rolihllahla Mandela Father of the Nation
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It is said that no one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails.

Additional quotes by Nelson Mandela

"Il giorno prima dello sciopero, mentre riaccompagnavo a casa Ida e il suo figlio dodicenne, dissi che l'indomani volevo che mi preparasse alcune camicie lavate e stirate. Alle mie parole seguì in lungo e inconsueto silenzio. Ida si voltò dalla mia parte e disse con sdegno a malapena represso: "Sai benissimo che non lo posso fare."
"Perché no?" risposi sorpreso dalla veemenza della sua reazione.
"Hai dimenticato che anch'io sono una lavoratrice." disse con una certa soddisfazione. "Domani sarò in sciopero anch'io con la mia gente e con i miei compagni operai."
Il figlio mi vide imbarazzato , e nel suo modo infantile cercò di allentare la tensione ricordandole che "lo zio Nelson" l'aveva sempre trattata più come una sorella che come un'operaia. Al che la madre si rivolse al ben intenzionato difensore dicendo: "Ragazzo, dov'eri tu quando lottavo per i miei diritti in quella casa? Se non avessi fatto il muso duro col tuo 'zio Nelson', oggi non sarei trattata come una sorella!". Ida non venne a lavorare il giorno dopo e le mie camicie rimasero spiegazzate."

He did not need to be ordained, for the traditional religion of the Xhosas is characterized by a cosmic wholeness, so that there is little distinction between the sacred and the secular, between the natural and the supernatural.

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