The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid but he who conquers that fear.
Nelson Mandela · From the final part of his autobiography, on what prison taught him about courage.
Nelson Mandela: Anti-apartheid leader and first president of democratic South Africa, 1918 to 2013.
Nelson Mandela · From the final part of his autobiography, on what prison taught him about courage.
Nelson Mandela · The closing pages of his autobiography, written after his release and his election as South Africa's president.
Nelson Mandela · The closing pages of his autobiography, looking back on the long walk from prison to the presidency.
Nelson Mandela · Written after twenty-seven years in prison; when Barack Obama posted the line in August 2017 it became the most liked tweet to that date.
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