Nelson Mandela Quotes

The white and colored people of this country [can] be blended into a common nationality…

There must be no revenge … Our aim is to bring people of all races together. All citizens will by equal in the eyes of the law.

Be nice to the whites, they need you to rediscover their humanity.

What I haven't apologised for is the original concept of seeking to bring justice to all South Africans through the concept of nation states.

South Africa belongs to all who live in it, black and white.

I envision someday a great, peaceful South Africa in which the world will take pride, a nation in which each of many different groups will be making its own creative contribution.

In a multi-racial society, trust, understanding and tolerance are the cornerstones of peace and order

The area where I grew up in Birmingham was very diverse - I was aware of my race but not overly aware of it - and there seemed to be an understanding that we were all very much in the same boat.

Once my school was integrated, and I was there with white kids and a few black kids, it really didn't matter to us what we looked like.

I feel like I get a variety of people in my crowd. Because of that, there's a nice amount of Hispanic people and Latinos that come to my shows. There's also a really big amount of Black and White people.

One of my key areas of unification is to champion multiracialism. Multiracialism is vital to unity.

At home in South Africa I have sometimes said in big meetings where you have black and white together: 'Raise your hands!' Then I have said: 'Move your hands,' and I've said 'Look at your hands - different colors representing different people. You are the Rainbow People of God.'

We didn't have any segregation at the Cotton Club. No. The Cotton Club was wide open, it was free.

Seattle is like a global gumbo, a melting pot with all kinds of people - the rich, the poor, white people, some Chinese, Filipino, Jewish and black people - they're all here.

I played an integral part in helpings formulating that new vision... that we must abandon apartheid and accept one united South Africa with equal rights for all, with all forms of discrimination to be scrapped from the statute book.

The Negro has been here in America since 1619, a total of 344 years. He is not going anywhere else; this country is his home. He wants to do his part to help make his city, state, and nation a better place for everyone, regardless of color and race.

I believe that our country is a richer, more vibrant society precisely because it is a multi-racial, multi-ethnic society.

No matter what vision one has of South Africa, the first thing that must be done is to destroy racism.

It must not be forgotten in fairness to the National Government that apartheid is not just a policy of oppression but an attempt - in my opinion an attempt doomed to failure - to find an alternative to a policy of racial integration which is fair to both white and black.

Scientology is not a white religion. It is not just for white people.

Unless we bring in blacks as full partners, my country won’t be fit for my grandchildren.

The moment we invite to our table men of another race ... we affirm that we acknowledge them as our fellow countrymen as they acknowledge we are theirs.

White people must know that they are part black; Black people must know that they are part white.

The white people can go wherever they please and they will not be disturbed by us, and I want you to let them know.

I think my appointment is the example and answer for those who accuse Israel of being an apartheid state. It shows minorities have equal rights and we are part of the government, the state and the parliament