
納爾遜.曼德拉是南非第一位民選總統。照片由南非好新聞依創用授權(CC BY 2.0)公開。
南非第一個民選總統、諾貝爾和平獎得主納爾遜.曼德拉於 2013 年12月5日去世,享年九十五歲。曼德拉因對抗南非種族隔離制度坐了廿七年牢,1990 年獲釋,並在四年後當上總統。一任任期後便即卸任,這樣的舉動在非洲政界非常少見。
這位廣受國際愛戴的領袖對文字的使用令人印象深刻。他最著名的一段話是他 1964 年瑞佛尼亞審判中在法庭所作的辯護陳詞。他說:
我對抗白人統治,我也對抗黑人統治。我珍視民主自由社會,所有人能和諧共處,擁有均等的機會。我為此理想而生,也希望有朝一日能達成這個理想。但如果有必要,我也準備好為這理想而死。
除了瑞佛尼亞審判陳詞外,曼德拉一生留下許多充滿智慧的語錄。他雖然過世了,但透過推特網友們的分享,他的名言依然在世上流傳。
關於評價:
“Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.”- Nelson Mandela #RIPNelsonMandela
— Kate Gonzales∞♥ (@ReeeyPJr) December 6, 2013
「不要用我的成功來評價我,用我跌倒又爬起來的次數來評價我。」- 納爾遜.曼德拉 #RIPNelsonMandela
— Kate Gonzales∞♥ (@ReeeyPJr) 2013 年十二月六日
“I am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying.” – Nelson Mandela
— Alfredo Flores (@AlfredoFlores) December 6, 2013
「我不是聖人,除非你認為聖人是不斷努力向善的罪人。」– 納爾遜.曼德拉
— Alfredo Flores (@AlfredoFlores) 2013 年十二月六日
關於仇恨:
“Hating clouds the mind. It gets in the way of strategy. Leaders cannot afford to hate.” — Nelson Mandela http://t.co/lUjOnHI7Jh
— Simon Jones (@mrjonesinsf) December 6, 2013
「仇恨使頭腦不清,使計畫受阻。領袖沒有仇恨的空間。」— 納爾遜.曼德拉 http://t.co/lUjOnHI7Jh
— Simon Jones (@mrjonesinsf) 2013 年十二月六日
“If they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.” #NelsonMandela
— John Roberts (@JohnRobertsFun) December 6, 2013
「如果人們學會恨,那他肯定也能學會愛,愛對人心來說比恨更自然。」#NelsonMandela
— John Roberts (@JohnRobertsFun) 2013 年十二月六日
No one is born hating… _Nelson Mandela pic.twitter.com/nzs8zxNKrw
— Joseph Attieh (@AttiehJoseph) December 6, 2013
沒有人是生下來就會恨的…… 納爾遜.曼德拉 pic.twitter.com/nzs8zxNKrw
— Joseph Attieh (@AttiehJoseph) 2013 年十二月六日
關於原諒:
“Courageous people do not fear forgiving for the sake of peace.”#NelsonMandelaquotes
— ♠I_am_tobi☺™ (@AsvpNast) December 5, 2013
「勇敢的人不怕為了和平而原諒他人。」#NelsonMandelaquotes
— ♠I_am_tobi☺™ (@AsvpNast) 2013 年十二月五日
“You will achieve more in this world through acts of mercy than you will through acts of retribution” #NelsonMandelaQuotes
— Sagittarius Queen (@Phin_Dee) July 18, 2012
「在這個世上寬恕比報復能成就更多事。」#NelsonMandelaQuotes
— Sagittarius Queen (@Phin_Dee) 2012 年七月十八日
關於體育:
“Sport can awaken hope where there was previously only despair.” #RIPNelsonMandela http://t.co/6TFhK8H6jb pic.twitter.com/ymmPVXCbDo
— HuffPost UK (@HuffPostUK) December 6, 2013
「體育活動可以在充滿絕望之處喚醒希望。」#RIPNelsonMandela http://t.co/6TFhK8H6jb pic.twitter.com/ymmPVXCbDo
— HuffPost UK (@HuffPostUK) 2013 年十二月六日
關於領導:
“Lead from the back — and let others believe they are in front.” ― #NelsonMandela #NelsonMandelaQuotes pic.twitter.com/4woa35MpEB
— Move! magazine SA (@MoveMag) December 6, 2013
「從背後領導 ── 讓別人相信他們走在前面。」 ― #NelsonMandela #NelsonMandelaQuotes pic.twitter.com/4woa35MpEB
— Move! magazine SA (@MoveMag) 2013 年十二月六日
關於種族歧視:
“I detest racialism because I regard it as a barbaric thing, whether it comes from a black man or a white man.” #NelsonMandelaQuotes
— Gabriel Le Roux (@gabrielpleroux) December 6, 2013
「我憎惡種族歧視因為我認為那很野蠻,不論是來自黑人或白人。」#NelsonMandelaQuotes
— Gabriel Le Roux (@gabrielpleroux) 2013 年十二月六日
關於決心:
‘it always seem impossible until it's done.’ #NelsonMandelaQuotes pic.twitter.com/mSKP0LBrRX
— melike futtu (@bilendikcebilen) December 6, 2013
「事情完成之前看起來總像不可能。」#NelsonMandelaQuotes pic.twitter.com/mSKP0LBrRX
— melike futtu (@bilendikcebilen) 2013 年十二月六日
The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.- Nelson Mandela, Long Walk To Freedom, 1994
— JHB STUDENTS (@JHBSTUDENTS) December 6, 2013
勇敢的人不是不會感到恐懼的人,而是戰勝恐懼的人。- 納爾遜.曼德拉,《漫漫自由路》,1994
— JHB STUDENTS (@JHBSTUDENTS) 2013 年十二月六日
“Honour belongs to those who never forsake the truth, even when things seem dark and grim.”-Nelson Mandela 1969 #RIP
— ANC_LECTURES (@ANC_LECTURES) December 6, 2013
「榮耀屬於那些在黑暗與恐怖中依然不背棄真相的人。」─ 納爾遜.曼德拉,1969 #RIP
— ANC_LECTURES (@ANC_LECTURES) 2013 年十二月六日
關於自由:
“For to be free is not to merely cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others. “#RIPMandela
— Angisiwe Mafumana (@Angi_M_) December 6, 2013
「自由不只是拋掉身上的鎖鏈,而是以一種尊重和增進他人自由的方式生活。」#RIPMandela
— Angisiwe Mafumana (@Angi_M_) 2013 年十二月六日
關於教育:
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” ~Nelson Mandela RIP.
— Chris (@Valandir) December 6, 2013
「教育是改變世界最強大的武器。」~ 納爾遜.曼德拉 RIP
— Chris (@Valandir) 2013 年十二月六日
關於監獄:
“It is said that no one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails.” ― #NelsonMandelaQuotes
— RISE NETWORKS (@Risenetworks) December 6, 2013
「據說沒進過一個國家的監獄就不能真正了解這個國家。」― #NelsonMandelaQuotes
— RISE NETWORKS (@Risenetworks) 2013 年十二月六日
關於責任:
“When a man has done what he considers to be his duty to his people & his country, he can rest in peace” ~ Nelson Mandela #RIPNelsonMandela
— Melv73™ (@Melv73) December 6, 2013
「當一個人盡了對國家和人民的責任,便可以安息了。」~ 納爾遜.曼德拉 #RIPNelsonMandela
— Melv73™ (@Melv73) 2013 年十二月六日
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