人權鬥士曼德拉之死舉世哀悼，他的人生屢經波折卻也活得精采，畢生為南非種族平等努力，為此他遭受超過27年牢獄之災，出獄後得到諾貝爾和平獎，並成為南非歷史上首位黑人總統。以下10句名言感動無數人，讓我們藉此認識他的思想與精神，學習他的智慧與遠見。

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“We can change the world and make it a better place. It is in your hands to make a difference.” 

「我們可以改變世界，讓它成為一個更好的地方。有所作為的關鍵就在你手裡。」

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“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” 

「教育是最有力的武器，你可以用它來改變世界。」

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“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” 

「活著最偉大的榮耀，並不是永不失敗，而是每次跌倒都能爬起來。」

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“It always seems impossible until it's done.” 

「當事情完成之前，它總是看似不可能。」

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“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.” 

「我了解勇氣並不是無所畏懼，而是克服它。一個勇敢的人並不是感覺不到害怕，而是征服恐懼。」

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“No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.” 

「沒有人一出生就因為膚色、背景或宗教憎恨其他人。人類學習到恨，而當一旦他們學到恨，他們才被教會如何去愛，因為愛比恨更容易自然觸及人心。」

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“A good head and good heart are always a formidable combination. But when you add to that a literate tongue or pen, then you have something very special.” 

「好頭腦與好心腸一向都是無敵的組合，但又加上經過文化修養的舌頭或筆，你所擁有的就會變得非常特別。」

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“For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.” 

「自由並不只是剪斷鐵鍊，而是活在尊重且爭取他人自由的道路上。」

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“Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.”

「憤恨就像服毒，並希望此舉能殺死你的敵人。」

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 “I am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying.” 

「我不是聖人，除非你認為一位永不放棄嘗試的罪人即是聖人。」

曼德拉出生於一戰最後一年─1918年，2013年末因肺部感染，以95歲高齡逝世。各國政治領袖紛紛表示哀悼，曼德拉是一位真正自由的人，他以親身行動反種族隔離，留下的精神後人將銘記在心，並繼續為大同世界努力。

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