Some Quotes from Nelson Mandela

Christmas is supposed to be the season of tolerance and peace. Regardless of what people may think of him, Nelson Mandela paved the way to peaceful integration in South Africa. There are many people who believe he isn't a good man - many members of my family, to say the least - however, he was able to begin the process of healing in a country that so desperately needed it at the time.

To mark the start of the season of brotherly love, peace, joy and all that, a few quotes from former South African President, Mr Nelson Mandela:

"No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite."

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"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others"