Ndileka Mandela, Nelson Mandela’s Granddaughter:

Yes, they have been worth it. I now understand that to be the greatest man you can ever be, sometimes there are certain things you sacrifice - even your own family - to get to where you want to go.

And sometimes family can hold you back because of you know the responsibilities. But he shed all those responsibilities for the good of everybody. This is what I’m gonna do.

George Bizos, Nelson Mandela’s Lawyer：
He tried to persuade people of different persuasions that the interests of the country was above all else. And had it not been for him, a bloody civil war was imminent, even after his release.

Ahmed Kathrada, Former Activist and Robben Island Prisoner：
Now we are 18 years old. Materially we have gained. Education-wise, almost every university has a black rector. At school level, integration is taking place. Not fast enough but it is taking place so there have been material gains. But what we have gained in ‘94, which no amount of wealth or professionas can give you, is dignity.”

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Almost 20 million South Africans voted in elections that began on April 27th 1994.
The African National Congress won, with 62 percent of the vote.
Nelson Mandela was set to become the country’s first black president…