Happy Birthday, Nelson Mandela!

Notable quotes on Mandela’s 95th birthday.

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Words of Wisdom - Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s most famous elder statesman, freedom fighter and peace activist, celebrates his  95th birthday on July 18, 2013. In celebration of Mandela’s birthday, BET.com shares some of his most poignant quotes from his lifetime of courageous struggle. — Naeesa Aziz

On Justice: - "It is said that no one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails. A nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but its lowest ones." (Photo: REUTERS/Michael Kooren)

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African Peace - “I dream of an Africa which is in peace with itself.”(Photo: REUTERS/Michael Kooren)