“Strong beliefs win strong men, and then make them stronger.”
Richard Bach (1936) American spiritual writer
“I had no specific belief except that our cause was just, was very strong and it was winning more and more support.”
Nelson Mandela on ideology, Robben Island, Cape Town, South Africa (11 February 1994). Source: From Nelson Mandela By Himself: The Authorised Book of Quotations © 2010 by Nelson R. Mandela and The Nelson Mandela Foundation http://www.nelsonmandela.org/content/mini-site/selected-quotes <br class="br">1990s
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