South Africa Quotes

My dear students, are you ready for a journey to a land of stunning contrasts? South Africa isn't just a country; it's a story! A story rich with breathtaking natural beauty and a human history as complex as it is inspiring.

How can a nation rise from the ashes of apartheid to become a symbol of reconciliation and hope? It is a true testament to the resilience of the human spirit and its capacity to overcome injustice.

From Mandela's struggle to the beauty of Cape Town, from the depths of gold mines to the diversity of Zulu and Xhosa cultures, every aspect tells a unique chapter of this country's history.

These quotes explore different facets of the South African experience, from the struggle for freedom to cultural diversity, the nation's history, and the indomitable spirit of its people.

Quote by Nelson Mandela: South Africans must recall the terrible past so that we can deal with it, forgiving where forgivenes...
Quote by Nelson Mandela: I watched, along with all of you, as the tens of thousands of our people stood patiently in long que...
Quote by Nelson Mandela: If you sit down and talk to a person, it's easy to convince him that apartheid can never save a coun...
Quote by Nelson Mandela: Friends, Comrades and fellow South Africans. I greet you all in the name of peace, democracy and fre...
Quote by Nelson Mandela: The majority of South Africans, black and white, recognize that apartheid has no future. It has to b...
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Quote by Nelson Mandela: Now we are in the second term of the government of a united nation and the government has done very ...
Quote by Nelson Mandela: I hate racial discrimination most intensely and all its manifestations. I have fought all my life; I...
Quote by Nelson Mandela: During my lifetime I have dedicated myself to this struggle of the African people. I have fought aga...
Quote by Nelson Mandela: We have laid the foundation for a better life. Things that were unimaginable a few years ago have be...
Quote by Nelson Mandela: In my country we go to prison first and then become President....
Quote by Nelson Mandela: The victory of democracy in South Africa is the common achievement of all humanity....
Quote by Nelson Mandela: In the 1940s, traveling for an African was a complicated process. All Africans over the age of sixte...
Quote by Nelson Mandela: We recall the joy and excitement of a nation that had found itself, the collective relief that we ha...
Quote by Nelson Mandela: If there are dreams about a beautiful South Africa, there are also roads that lead to their goal. Tw...
Quote by Nelson Mandela: There are people here [in South Africa] who, whatever the debate is on a particular issue, their dom...
Quote by Nelson Mandela: We have introduced a rule of law. That never existed for centuries in this country [South Africa], e...
Quote by Nelson Mandela: The first election in which all South Africans took part was in April, 1994. There were long queues ...
Quote by Nelson Mandela: We must also know that even before liberation in 1994 there [in South Africa] were people with resou...
Quote by Nelson Mandela: I will not leave South Africa, nor will I surrender. Only through hardship, sacrifice and militant a...
Quote by Nelson Mandela: At the southern tip of the continent, a rich reward is in the making, an invaluable gift is in the p...
Quote by Nelson Mandela: Each of us is as intimately attached to the soil of this beautiful country as are the famous jacaran...
Quote by Nelson Mandela: We, the people of South Africa, declare for all our country and the world to know:That South Africa ...
Quote by Nelson Mandela: South Africa is the most beautiful place on earth. Admittedly, I am biased but when you combine the ...
Quote by Nelson Mandela: Good men and women can be mobilized to ensure that South Africa is united and that the spirit of rec...
Quote by Nelson Mandela: I've found that South Africa has produced good leaders. These are people who realize that when there...
Quote by Nelson Mandela: We understand it still that there is no easy road to freedom. We know it well that none of us acting...
Quote by Nelson Mandela: As long as many of our people still live in utter poverty, as long as children still live under plas...
Quote by Nelson Mandela: Let us join hands and build a truly South African nation....
Quote by Nelson Mandela: The time comes in the life of any nation when there remain only two choices - submit or fight. That ...
Quote by Nelson Mandela: There is an absence of democratic accountability and control in every sphere of government and the s...
Quote by Nelson Mandela: There are many people in South Africa who are rich and who can share those riches with those not so ...
Quote by Nelson Mandela: The time will come when our nation will honour the memory of all the sons, the daughters, the mother...
Quote by Nelson Mandela: Those South Africans who berate me for being loyal to our friends, literally they can go and throw t...
Quote by Nelson Mandela: We have introduced a democratic constitution, which put suvery South African on an equal basis....
Quote by Nelson Mandela: Part of building a new nation means building a spirit of tolerance, love and respect amongst the peo...
Quote by Nelson Mandela: Our daily deeds as ordinary South Africans must produce an actual South African reality that will re...
Quote by Nelson Mandela: The calm and tolerant atmosphere that prevailed during the elections depicts the type of South Afric...
Quote by Malcolm X: The only difference between [America] and South Africa, South Africa preaches separation and practic...