"It is necessary to heal the wounds..." - Quote by Nelson Mandela
It is necessary to heal the wounds of the past If you are going to build your country and to have unity. I am working with people who fought me very bitterly before the elections. It was my responsibility as the man who is leading the majority party, my responsibility to heal the wounds of the past and to work with people who were my opponents.
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“Forgiving and being forgiven are two names for the same thing. The important thing is that a discord has been resolved.”
“The Negro needs the white man to free him from his fears. The white man needs the Negro to free him from his guilt.”
“When we seek reconciliation with our enemies, it is commonly out of a desire to better our own condition, a being harassed and tired out with a state of war, and a fear of some ill accident which we are willing to prevent.”
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“To be free is not necessarily to be wise. Wisdom comes with counsel, with the frank and free conference of untrammeled men united in the common interest.”
“Sport can create hope, where once there was only despair”
“One person seeking glory doesn't accomplish much. Success is the result of people pulling together to meet common goals.”