Nelson Mandela Forget Quotations

Whatever mistakes he may have made, and it is possible that he has made very fundamental mistakes as many of us have done, I hope South Africa will not forget the role he has played,

True reconciliation does not consist in merely forgetting the past.

Forget the past.

South Africans must recall the terrible past so that we can deal with it, forgiving where forgiveness is necessary but never forgetting.

We should never forget those on whose shoulders we stand and those who paid the supreme price for freedom.

It is one of the most powerful instruments to bring about a united nation, and it also says, let us forget the past. Let us think of the present and future,