Nelson Mandela Portrait

"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."

— Nelson Mandela

Education Is The Most Powerful Weapon

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.

— Nelson Mandela

About this quote

Spoken at the launch of the Mindset Network in South Africa on July 16, 2003 — an initiative working to improve education and health in the country. Nelson Mandela had been deeply committed to education since his own studies at the University of Fort Hare and through self-directed learning during his 27 years in prison on Robben Island, where he and fellow prisoners organized informal classes and study groups.

Source

Address at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, July 16, 2003