"As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."
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"Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings. Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice... Sometimes it falls upon a generation to be great. You can be that great generation. Let your greatness blossom."
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"No country can really develop unless its citizens are educated."
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"An educated, enlightened & informed population is one of the surest ways of promoting the health of a democracy"
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"True reconciliation does not consist in merely forgetting the past."
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"Exercise is the key not only to physical health but to peace of mind."
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"In Africa there is a concept known as 'ubuntu' - the profound sense that we are human only through the humanity of others; that if we are to accomplish anything in this world it will in equal measure be due to the work and achievement of others."
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"Artists reach areas far beyond the reach of politicians. Art, especially entertainment and music, is understood by everybody, and it lifts the spirits and the morale of those who hear it."
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"Rhetoric is not important. Actions are."
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"Freedom is meaningless if people cannot put food in their stomachs, if they can have no shelter, if illiteracy and disease continue to dog them."
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"The most difficult matter is not so much to change the world as yourself."
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"Blaming things on the past does not make them better."
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"If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner."
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"I cannot conceive of Israel withdrawing if Arab states do not recognize Israel, within secure borders."
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"There is no future without forgiveness"
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"I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities."
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"The very right to be human is denied every day to hundreds of millions of people as a result of poverty, the unavailability of basic necessities such as food, jobs, water and shelter, education, health care and a healthy environment."
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"Even behind prison walls I can see the heavy clouds and the blue sky over the horizon"
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"Our task is not to liberate the oppressed, but to liberate the oppressors"
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"When I closed THE GRAPES OF WRATH, I was a different man. It enriched my powers of thinking and discipline, and my relationships. I left prison more informed than when I went in. And the more informed you are, the less arrogant and aggressive you are."
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