Martin Luther King: Africa is Cradle of Humanity

"Through recent anthropological discoveries, science has substantially established that the cradle of humanity in Africa. For the American Negro there is a special relationship with Africa. It is the land of his origin. It was despoiled by invaders; its culture was arrested and concealed to justify white supremacy. The American Negro's ancestor was not only driven into slavery but their links with their past were severed so that their servitude might be psychological as well as physical."

Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Nelson Mandela: Don't Be Frightened by the Light

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn't serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us; It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."

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Nelson Mandela