"Only free men can negotiate; prisoners cannot..." - Quote by Nelson Mandela

“To go to prison because of your convictions and be prepared to suffer for what you believe in, is something worthwhile. It is an achievement for a man to do his duty on earth irrespective of the consequences.”

“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.”

“Sometimes, I feel like one who is on the sidelines, who has missed life itself.”

“Totalitarianism, if not fought against, could triumph anywhere.”

“Dilige et quod vis fac. (Love and then what you will, do.)”

“If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be.”

“We should never fear to negotiate, nor negotiate from fear.”

“Neither a Fortress nor a Maidenhead will hold out long after they begin to parley.”

“I do not hold that we should rearm in order to fight. I hold that we should rearm in order to parley.”