"I hate race discrimination most intensely and in all its manifestations. I have fought it all during my life; I fight it now, and will do so until the end of my days."
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"Only through hardship, sacrifice and militant action can freedom be won. The struggle is my life. I will continue fighting for freedom until the end of my days."
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"You mustn't compromise your principles, but you mustn't humiliate the opposition. No one is more dangerous than one who is humiliated."
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"We know what needs to be done - all that is missing is the will to do it."
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"A good head and good heart are always a formidable combination. But when you add to that a literate tongue or pen, then you have something very special."
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"Courageous people do not fear forgiving, for the sake of peace."
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"Our hope is that the elementary reading of comics will lead to the joy of reading good books."
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"No country can really develop unless its citizens are educated. Any nation that is progressive is led by people who have had the privilege of studying."
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"Our march to freedom is irreversible. We must not allow fear to stand in our way."
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"If our expectations, if our fondest prayers and dreams, are not realized then we should all bear in mind that the greatest glory of living lies not in never falling but in rising every time you fall."
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"I was generally busy from 7 A.M. until midnight. I never had time to sit and think. As I worked, physical and mental fatigue set in and I was unable to operate to the maximum of my intellectual ability. But in a single cell in prison, I had time to think. I had a clear view of my past and present, and I found that my past left much to be desired, both in regard to my relations with other humans and in developing personal worth."
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"It always seems impossible until its done."
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"Our rich and varied cultural heritage has a profound power to help build our nation"
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"Poverty is not natural; it is man-made"
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"There is nothing more important in life than giving. Tolerance is forged when people look beyond their own desires"
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"Nonviolence is a good policy when the conditions permit."
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"When I went to jail, I was a trained lawyer. And when the wardens received letters of demands or summonses, they didn't have the resources to go to an attorney to help them. I would help them settle their cases, so they became attached to me and the other prisoners."
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"The importance of a high moral code, which is at the foundation of the Scout movement, cannot be stressed too highly."
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"If there are dreams about a beautiful South Africa, there are also roads that lead to their goal. Two of these roads could be named Goodness and Forgiveness."
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"Only free men can negotiate; prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedom and mine cannot be separated."
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