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"I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black
domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society
in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal
opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve.
But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die." Nelson
Mandela spoke these words from the dock at the Rivonia Treason Trial on
April 20, 1964. Through his words and actions ever since, Mandela has
been embraced worldwide as a symbol of courage, hope, and
reconciliation.
South African journalist Jennifer Crwys-Williams
has compiled a collection of Mandela's observations, culled from a
variety of sources. In the Words of Nelson Mandela presents his
thoughts on subjects as diverse as humanity, friendship, oppression, and
freedom. These quotations provide valuable insight into the man and all
he stands for. By turns moving, revealing, humorous, and wise,
Mandela's words eloquently convey his warmth and dignity; his thoughts,
though brief, contain enormous depth-"One minute can change the world,"
for example-and are certain to inspire and give strength to all who read
them.
domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society
in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal
opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve.
But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die." Nelson
Mandela spoke these words from the dock at the Rivonia Treason Trial on
April 20, 1964. Through his words and actions ever since, Mandela has
been embraced worldwide as a symbol of courage, hope, and
reconciliation.
South African journalist Jennifer Crwys-Williams
has compiled a collection of Mandela's observations, culled from a
variety of sources. In the Words of Nelson Mandela presents his
thoughts on subjects as diverse as humanity, friendship, oppression, and
freedom. These quotations provide valuable insight into the man and all
he stands for. By turns moving, revealing, humorous, and wise,
Mandela's words eloquently convey his warmth and dignity; his thoughts,
though brief, contain enormous depth-"One minute can change the world,"
for example-and are certain to inspire and give strength to all who read
them.
Author
Jennifer Crwys-Williams
Jennifer Crwys-Williams has hosted her own television and radio shows in South Africa, interviewing world figures, including Nelson Mandela. She is the editor of several books, including The Penguin Dictionary of South African Quotations and South African Dispatches: Two Centuries of the Best of South African Journalism.
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In the Words of Nelson Mandela - Jennifer Crwys-Williams
In the Words of
Nelson Mandela
Compiled and edited by
Jennifer Crwys-Williams
CONTENTS
Cover
Title Page
Dedication
on abortions
on his achievements
on Africa
on being an African
on the African National Congress
on the African Renaissance
on Afrikaners
on age
on aids
on alliances
on anger
on apartheid
on appearances
on a Bill of Rights
on being a black man in a white man’s court (1962)
on black consciousness
on black South Africans
on his 80th birthday
on his 90th birthday
on Bosnia
on boxing
on boycotts
on the British
on Cairo
on Cape Town
on the Caribbean
on change
on charity
on his childhood
on children
on circumcision
on clothes
on colonialism
on communication
on communism
on compromise
on conciliation
on conflict
on the Congressional Gold Medal, USA
on the South African constitution
on criticism
on culture
on his culture
on the dead
on his death
on the death sentence
on democracy
on demonstrations
on detention without trial
on determination
on what he would die for
on discipline
on domesticity
on education
on election day (27 April 1994)
on emigration
on enemies
on his family
on fear
on his favourite things
on the football World Cup, 2010
on freedom
on the Freedom Charter (1955)
on friendship
on the future
on goals
on government
on government corruption
on Harlem, New York
on hate
on health
on heroes
on his heroes
on himself
on history
on home
on homosexuality
on honour
on his hopes
on housing
on humanity
on imperialism
on being impetuous
on important things
on Inauguration Day, 10 May 1994
on India
on Islam
on jellybeans
on June 16 (Freedom Day)
on justice
on his last day
on leadership
on liberation
on Libya
on life
on literature
on longevity
on love
on marriage
on memory
on men
on the Middle East peace process
on misfortunes
on morality
on the National Party
on negotiation
on the new world order
on the Nobel Peace Prize
on old ANC comrades
on Olympians
on oppression
on Orania
on the Organisation of African Unity (OAU)
on his parents
on peace
on people
on personalities
on his statue, Parliament Square, London
on the art of persuasion
on stealing pigs
on photography
on politics
on poverty
on praise
on being president (of South Africa)
on the press
on prison
on racism
on reaching heaven
on reconciliation
on Regina Mundi
on regrets
on relaxing
on his release from prison
on religion
on preparing for his retirement
on his retirement as president of the African National Congress (ANC)
on his retirement as MP and president of South Africa (1999)
on revenge
on the South African right wing
on Robben Island
on Rwanda
on the rugby World Cup, South Africa, 1995
on sabotage
on self-respect
on soccer
on society
on South Africa
on South Africans
on sport
on the struggle
on survival
on talk
on thoughts
on time
on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
on ubuntu
on unilateral decisions
on the United Kingdom
on the USA
on violence
on the vote
on white South Africans
on women
on work
on the world
on writing
on xenophobia
on youth
on Zulus
Sources
Acknowledgements
Imprint
This book is dedicated to the children of South Africa in the hope that as they grow they may find inspiration from the thoughts of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela – and that, in his words on receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, they and other children the world over, may ‘play in the open veld, no longer tortured by the pangs of hunger or ravaged by disease or threatened with the scourge of ignorance, molestation and abuse … children are the greatest of our treasures.’ In particular, I hope this little book inspires the children in my own family, living in both the old and the new worlds: Amber, Cassandra, Sebastian, Phoebe and Blaise.
Introduction
Nelson Mandela is the world’s role model. He has been described as ‘the world’s last great superhero’, ‘an icon of forgiveness, compassion, magnanimity and reconciliation for the entire globe’, ‘a myth’, ‘an icon of righteousness’, and, by Bill Clinton when celebrating his eighty-fifth birthday in July 2003, ‘You have taught us the freedom of forgiveness, the futility of coercive power … and the joy of service.’ His wife, Graça Machel, has said pointedly that ‘he is a symbol but not a saint’.
However he is described, he has become a towering symbol of reconciliation and sacrifice. Above all, he is perceived as a man who did his duty.
With the reach and might of twenty-first-century communications, the myth of the man sometimes conceals the very real human being who exists beneath the hyperbole. How better, then, to let Nelson Mandela speak for himself in his own unembellished words?
Perhaps his thoughts, reproduced on these pages, and honed over many years of tribulation, will inspire people, young and old, monied and impoverished, the world over.
In particular, I hope it will inspire people who have had few role models in their lives, and who have suffered their own apartheids in their own countries.
Jennifer Crwys-Williams
‘I will continue fighting for freedom
until the end of my days.’
on abortion
Women have the right to decide what they want to do with their bodies.
on his achievements
Don’t tempt me to beat my chest and to say this is what I have done!
In spite of interviewers the world over hoping for intimate revelations, Nelson Mandela dislikes speaking about himself and invariably refers to the ‘collective’ – meaning, of course, the African National Congress
I must not be isolated from the collective who are responsible for the success.
When I make a mistake, I normally say: ‘It’s these young chaps,’ and when they do something good, I say: ‘This is the man.’
To illustrate his point, Madiba beat his chest – this was in an internationally televised interview, December 1997: Mandela Meets the Media
on Africa
For centuries, an ancient continent has bled from many gaping sword wounds.
No doubt Africa’s renaissance is at hand – and our challenge is to steer the continent through the tide of history.
The people of the continent are eager and willing to be among the very best in all areas of endeavour.
The peoples of resurgent Africa are perfectly capable of deciding upon their own future form of government and discovering and themselves dealing with any dangers which might arise.
We need to exert ourselves that much more, and break out of the vicious cycle of dependence imposed on us by the financially powerful; those in command of immense market power and those who dare to fashion the world in their own image.
Africa, more than any other continent, has had to contend with the consequences of conquest in a denial of its own role in history, including the denial that its people had the capacity to bring about change and progress.
It would be a cruel irony of history if Africa’s actions to regenerate the continent were to unleash a new scramble for Africa which, like that of the nineteenth century, plundered the continent’s wealth and left it once more the poorer.
Conflict threatens not only the gains we have made but also our collective future.
The African rebirth is now more than an idea – its seeds are being sown in the regional communities we are busy building and in the continent as a whole.
Can we continue to tolerate our ancestors
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