"The message of reconciliation, of nation-building, of..." - Quote by Nelson Mandela
The message of reconciliation, of nation-building, of granting amnesty, indemnity, has struck a powerful, favorable chord. And people can understand that we're here not for purposes of retribution but to forget the past and to build our country.
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“You know, you can only lead them from behind.”
“As a leader... I have always endeavored to listen to what each and every person in a discussion had to say before venturing my own opinion. Oftentimes, my own opinion will simply represent a consensus of what I heard in the discussion. I always remember the axiom; a leader is like a shepherd. He stays behind the flock, letting the most nimble go out ahead, whereupon the others follow, not realizing that all along they are being directed from behind.”
“Our hope is that the elementary reading of comics will lead to the joy of reading good books.”
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“Gloucester, we have done deeds of charity, made peace of enmity, fair love of hate, between these swelling wrong-incensed peers.”
“Come, go with us, speak fair; you may salve so,Not what is dangerous present, but the losOf what is past.”
“Sport has the power to overcome old divisions and create the bond of common aspirations”
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“In order to build our nation, we must all exceed our own expectations.”
“Our children are the rock on which our future will be built, our greatest asset as a nation. They will be the leaders of our country, the creators of our national wealth, those who care for and protect our people.”
“The call now is for each of us to ask ourselves: are we doing all we can to help build the country of our dreams?”