Nelson Mandela's words often have a resonance far beyond their original context. Here are a few of his memorable quotes. On his freedom struggle: "I have walked that long road to freedom.

In the winter of 1964, Nelson Mandela arrived ... charm and dignified defiance, Mandela eventually bent even the most brutal prison officials to his will, assumed leadership over his jailed ...

Nelson Mandela was a famous leader. A man who went from being a prisoner to a President and became an inspiration to people all over the world! Mandela was born in 1918 in South Africa.

It was here, he said, that Nelson Mandela toiled virtually every day for 13 years, digging up rock, some of which paved the road we were driving on. The sun was so relentless, the quarry so bright ...