“I will not leave South Africa, nor will I surrender. Only through hard...” — Nelson Mandela Quote

I will not leave South Africa, nor will I surrender. Only through hardship, sacrifice and militant action can freedom be won. The struggle is my life. I will continue fighting for freedom until the end of my days.

I was called a terrorist yesterday, but when I came out of jail, many people embraced me, including my enemies, and that is what I normally tell other people who say those who are struggling for liberation in their country are terrorists.

As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

I would wear the blue overalls of the fieldworker and often wore round, rimless glasses known as Mazzawati teaglasses. I had a car, and I wore a chauffeur's cap with my overalls. The pose of chauffeur was convenient because I could travel under the pretext of driving my master's car.

Hardship makes the world obscure.

Music has given me great solace in my times of hardship. It has also brought me fame and wealth, and I owe everything to music.

We need leaders who are able to vividly remember how it feels to experience hardship, trauma and pain, who make us feel less alone.

God tests His people through hardship.

One thing we're doing with the Economic Hardship Reporting Project, the nonprofit I direct, is providing financial support to journalists who were formerly middle-class.