Darcus Howe...I never once believed what they wanted us to believe - that we as black people are inferior to whites...
About This Quote
Nelson Mandela was famous for his great speeches. He said many things that would inspire the world, but perhaps his most powerful quote was what he said when he was brought before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of South Africa in 1995. "I never once believed what they wanted us to believe - that we as black people are inferior to whites... I never once believed them when they told us that somehow our lives were inferior, that our dreams were inferior, that our aspirations were inferior. I never once believed them when they told us that we were too weak to govern ourselves or to be independent. I never once believed them when they said our people did not have the capacity to govern themselves."
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