"The laws that stopped blacks from voting..." - Quote by Nelson Mandela
The laws that stopped blacks from voting were the worst, because they prevented blacks from voting someone into parliament who could change the other laws. Even though the blacks were the majority of the population, they were still not getting a say.
More by Nelson Mandela
More on Apartheid
“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.”
“The only difference between [America] and South Africa, South Africa preaches separation and practices separation, America preaches integration and practices segregation. This is the only difference, they don't practice what they preach, whereas South Africa practices and preaches the same thing.”
“If the ANC does to you what the apartheid government did to you, then you must do to the ANC what you did to the apartheid government.”
More on Racism
“I don’t know if this is statistically right, but I’m assuming I have the most Grammys of anyone my age, but I haven’t won one against a white person.”
“If you truly believe in the brotherhood of man, then you must believe that blacks are just as capable of being racists as whites are.”
“America needs to understand Islam, because this is the one religion that erases from its society the race problem.”