Nelson Mandela Quotes About Youth
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I admire young people who are concerned with the affairs of their community and nation perhaps because I also became involved in struggle whist I was still at school.
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The time will come when our nation will honour the memory of all the sons, the daughters, the mothers, the fathers, the youth and the children who, by their thoughts and deeds, gave us the right to assert with pride that we are South Africans, that we are Africans, and that we are citizens of the world.
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To the youth of today, I also have a wish to make: be the scriptwriters of your destiny and feature yourselves as stars that showed the way towards a brighter future.
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The youth of today are the leaders of tomorrow.
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I appeal to the Youth and those on the ground: start talking to each other across divisions of race and political organizations.
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Whenever I am with energetic young people, I feel like a recharged battery.
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I pay tribute to the endless heroism of youth.
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Young people are capable, when aroused, of bringing down the towers of oppression and raising the banners of freedom.
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Sports have the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire, the power to unite people in a way that little else does. It speaks to youth in a language they understand. Sports can create hope, where there was once only despair. It is more powerful than governments in breaking down racial barriers. It laughs in the face of all types of discrimination. Sports is the game of lovers.
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Nelson Mandela
- Born: July 18, 1918
- Died: December 5, 2013
- Occupation: Former President of South Africa