Nelson Mandela, o primeiro presidente democraticamente eleito da África do Sul e ganhador do prêmio Nobel da Paz, faleceu no dia 5 de dezembro de 2013, com 95 anos de idade. Mandela passou 27 anos na prisão devido à sua luta contra o sistema de segregação racial na África do Sul conhecido como apartheid. Libertado da prisão em 1990, ele foi eleito presidente quatro anos mais tarde, tendo deixado seu cargo após cumprir apenas um único mandato – um gesto raro na política africana.
Homem de Estado internacionalmente respeitado e admirado, ele tinha um talento impressionante com as palavras. Uma de suas frases mais famosas foi proferida em seu desafiador discurso diante do tribunal no chamado Julgamento de Rivonia em 1964, em que, acusado de traição, Mandela disse [en]:
I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons will live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal for which I hope to live for and to see realised. But, if it needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die.
Além de seu discurso no julgamento de Rivonia, Mandela deixa como legado diversas citações memoráveis e sábias feitas ao longo de sua vida. Apesar de seu falecimento, ele continua a dialogar com o mundo por meio de usuários do Twitter que reagiram às notícias sobre sua morte compartilhando suas frases.
Sobre julgar:
“Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.”- Nelson Mandela #RIPNelsonMandela
— Kate Gonzales∞♥ (@ReeeyPJr) December 6, 2013
“I am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying.” – Nelson Mandela
— Alfredo Flores (@AlfredoFlores) December 6, 2013
Sobre o ódio:
“Hating clouds the mind. It gets in the way of strategy. Leaders cannot afford to hate.” — Nelson Mandela http://t.co/lUjOnHI7Jh
— Simon Jones (@mrjonesinsf) December 6, 2013
“If they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.” #NelsonMandela
— John Roberts (@JohnRobertsFun) December 6, 2013
No one is born hating… _Nelson Mandela pic.twitter.com/nzs8zxNKrw
— Joseph Attieh (@AttiehJoseph) December 6, 2013
Sobre o perdão:
“Courageous people do not fear forgiving for the sake of peace.”#NelsonMandelaquotes
— ♠I_am_tobi☺™ (@AsvpNast) December 5, 2013
“You will achieve more in this world through acts of mercy than you will through acts of retribution” #NelsonMandelaQuotes
— Sagittarius Queen (@Phin_Dee) July 18, 2012
Sobre os esportes:
“Sport can awaken hope where there was previously only despair.” #RIPNelsonMandela http://t.co/6TFhK8H6jb pic.twitter.com/ymmPVXCbDo
— HuffPost UK (@HuffPostUK) December 6, 2013
Sobre liderança:
“Lead from the back — and let others believe they are in front.” ― #NelsonMandela #NelsonMandelaQuotes pic.twitter.com/4woa35MpEB
— Move! magazine SA (@MoveMag) December 6, 2013
Sobre racismo:
“I detest racialism because I regard it as a barbaric thing, whether it comes from a black man or a white man.” #NelsonMandelaQuotes
— Gabriel Le Roux (@gabrielpleroux) December 6, 2013
Sobre determinação:
‘it always seem impossible until it's done.’ #NelsonMandelaQuotes pic.twitter.com/mSKP0LBrRX
— melike futtu (@bilendikcebilen) December 6, 2013
The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.- Nelson Mandela, Long Walk To Freedom, 1994
— JHB STUDENTS (@JHBSTUDENTS) December 6, 2013
“Honour belongs to those who never forsake the truth, even when things seem dark and grim.”-Nelson Mandela 1969 #RIP
— ANC_LECTURES (@ANC_LECTURES) December 6, 2013
Sobre a liberdade:
“For to be free is not to merely cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others. “#RIPMandela
— Angisiwe Mafumana (@Angi_M_) December 6, 2013
Sobre educação:
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” ~Nelson Mandela RIP.
— Chris (@Valandir) December 6, 2013
Sobre a prisão:
“It is said that no one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails.” ― #NelsonMandelaQuotes
— RISE NETWORKS (@Risenetworks) December 6, 2013
Sobre o dever:
“When a man has done what he considers to be his duty to his people & his country, he can rest in peace” ~ Nelson Mandela #RIPNelsonMandela
— Melv73™ (@Melv73) December 6, 2013
2 comentários
NELSON MANDELA FOI UM ASSASSINO DE CRIANÇAS!!!… ISSO, OS SOCIALISTAS, COMUNISTAS, NÃO GOSTAM DE FALAR DELE!!!… FICAM VENDENDO A IMAGEM DE QUE ELE FICOU PRESO POR 35 ANOS, SÓ PORQUE ERA NEGRO NO GOVERNO DO APARTHEID!!!…. NELSON MANDELA ERA UM TERRORISTA, ASSASSINO DE CRIANÇAS!!!
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A VERDADE NÃO GOSTA DE SOCIALISTAS!!!
És um palhaço de merda. Põe uma corda ao pescoço