Nelson Mandela Quotes
Force is the only language the imperialists can hear, and no country became free without some sort of violence.
The violent IRA logic had always been a little tortured. At the time, the claim was that the British were not wanted in Ireland but were there only by force of arms. However, the British administration of Ireland at the time was not forceful or violent at all. Few others had the freedom and democracy of Ireland as a part of Great Britain. De Valera’s logic was that if the British in Ireland were subjected to violent, terrorist attacks, they would respond with force of arms, and thus show that they held Ireland by force. Most of the Catholics of Ireland preferred independence while most of the Protestants preferred the relationship with England.
the new nation of South Sudan The President was under indictment as a war criminal by the international Court in the Hague. He had difficulty understanding any other language that of the gun.
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.