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Quotes from Inaugural celebration address — Nelson Mandela

1918–2013 South Africa

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Out of the experience of an extraordinary human disaster that lasted too long, must be born a society of which all humanity will be proud.

Inaugural celebration address (1994)

Never, never and never again shall it be that this beautiful land will again experience the oppression of one by another and suffer the indignity of being the skunk of the world.

Inaugural celebration address (1994)

The time for the healing of the wounds has come.
The moment to bridge the chasms that divide us has come.
The time to build is upon us.

Inaugural celebration address (1994)

We must therefore act together as a united people, for national reconciliation, for nation building, for the birth of a new world.
Let there be justice for all.
Let there be peace for all.

Inaugural celebration address (1994)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Nelson Mandela (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.