Nelson Mandela Quotes
I stand here before you not as a prophet, but as a humble servant of you, the people.
Mandela, Nelson. "Address to Rally in Cape Town on His Release from Prison." Cape Town, South Africa, 11 Feb. 1990.
After his presidency, Adams returned to Massachusetts where some of his neighbors approached him about running for Congress. Some were concerned that, having served in the highest office of the land, he might be degraded by becoming a congressman:. Adams was elected and served many years in Congress—the only American President to do so.
See Edmund Burke and Franklin Delano Roosevelt for a similar view.
Coolidge had no involvement in politics after his Presidency. He was never consulted by his successor and never resented that fact.
On why elected representatives would be responsive to their constituents:
What makes this quotation even more meaningful was the fact that Truman had very little money, He didn’t own his own home, and his only income was a $ 13,507.72 a year Army pension. There was no presidential pension then, so forgoing the offer that has been customary for retired high office holders, was truly a great sacrifice.
Ventura was one of the very few people in modern American political history to enter politics as a novice and run for the Governorship of a major state against the established political figures nominated by the two main parties and beating them both. He was an excellent governor, but did not run for a second term and left politics as a candidate. However his political views were very popular with many independents throughout the country and h remained an influential person.
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, political leader and philanthropist who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was the country's first black head of state and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election. His government focused on dismantling the legacy of apartheid by tackling institutionalised racism and fostering racial reconciliation. Ideologically an African nationalist and socialist, he served as the president of the African National Congress (ANC) party from 1991 to 1997.
