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never try it. From a conversation with Richard Stengel
Do or Die ?
Only armchair politicians are immune from committing mistakes, errors are
inherent in political action. Those who have to deal with practical and pressing
problems are afforded little time for reflection and no precedents to guide them. .
But in due course and provided
they are flexible and prepared to examine
their work self critically, they will acquire
the necessary experience and foresight
that will enable them to avoid the
ordinary pitfalls and pick out their way
ahead amidst the throb of events.
A new world will be won not by those who stand at a distance with their arms
folded, but by those who are in the arena, whose garments are torn by storms and
whose bodies are maimed in the course of contest. Honour belongs to those who
never forsake the truth even when things seem dark and grimwho are never
discouraged by insults, humiliation and even defeat.
From a letter to Winne Mandella, dated 23 June 1969
I am convinced that floods of
personal disaster can never
drown a determined
revolutionary n or can the
cumulus of misery that accompanies
tragedy suffocate him.
To a freedom fighter hope is what a
From a letter to Winne
life belt is to a swimmer a guarantee that
Mandella , dated 1 August 1970.
one will keep afloat and free from danger.
Capt. Larbi says that the countrys elite must be made to realize
that the masses of the people, however poor and illiterate they might be,
are countrys most important investment.
From a notebook.
Our Priorities...
We pass through this world but once and opportunities you miss will never
be available to you again. Fix your aims and objections in life and as a general rule,
as far as possible never deviate from it. From a notebook.
Our strength lies in discipline
Right to peaceful demonstration
Forces of democracy
Not of revenge. Keep in state of readiness.
Whatever we do must be within the peace process. We cannot allow ourselves to
be accused of violating peace process. From a note book.
Priority is commitment to the oppressed. We will fall or rise
depending on our success or failure to address their needs, to
accommodate their aspirations. Fr om a note book 14.5.1993
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His first task is to create a vision. The followers know where they are
His second is to create a following to going because the leader has
help him implement the vision and to communicated and they have bought
manage the process through effective into goal he had set as well as the
teams. process of getting there.
The ideals we cherish, our fondest dreams and fervent hopes may not be
realized in our lifetime. But that is beside the point. The knowledge that in your day
you did your duty, and lived up to the experience of your fellow men is in itself a
rewarding experience and magnificent achievement. From a letter to Sheena
Duncan, dated 1 April 1985.
Victory in a great cause is
measured not only reaching the final
goal. It is also a triumph to live up to
expectations in your life time.
From a letter to the Rev. Frank
Chikane, dated 21, August 1989.