For a flicker of a moment I imagined a world completely different from the one I'd always known, a world in which I was treated with fairness, even kindness-- a world in which fathers didn't sell their daughters.

Arthur Golden
About This Quote

The excerpt above is from a speech given by Nelson Mandela in 1998. He talks about how, for a moment, he had the power to change the world and he used this power to make sure that little girls were treated with kindness and fairness. This is an example of hope. Hope is not only the belief that things will get better but also knowing that things can get better if they are cared for, if we make choices and take actions.

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