"I was called a terrorist yesterday, but..." - Quote by Nelson Mandela
I was called a terrorist yesterday, but when I came out of jail, many people embraced me, including my enemies, and that is what I normally tell other people who say those who are struggling for liberation in their country are terrorists.
More by Nelson Mandela
“But the hard facts were that fifty years of non-violence had brought the African people nothing but more and more repressive legislation, and fewer and fewer rights.”
“Together as a nation, we have the obligation to put sunshine into the hearts of our little ones. They are our precious possessions. They deserve what happiness life can offer.”
“Abject poverty is demeaning, is an assault on the dignity of those that suffer it. In the end it demeans us all. It makes the freedom of all of us less meaningful.”
More on Identity
“I don't consider myself an intellectual. And this is not one of my aims. But I admire intellectual people.”
“When we are in love we seem to ourselves quite different from what we were before.”
“Identification with your mind creates an opaque screen of concepts, labels, images, words, judgments, and definitions that blocks all true relationship.”
More on Liberation
“It is he who has broken the bond of marriage - not I. I only break its bondage.”
“I cannot and will not give any undertaking at a time when I, and you, the people, are not free. Your freedom and mine cannot be separated.”
“I want to sing like the birds sing, not worrying about who hears or what they think.”