I learned that without knowing about the past, one cannot ma... - Nelson Mandela

"I learned that without knowing about the past, one cannot make adequate sense of the present."

Nelson Mandela History

President, Anti-apartheid Activist South African 1918–2013

More from Nelson Mandela

"May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears."

"The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."

"The only thing that overcomes hard luck is hard work."

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

"I've seen a lot of things in my time."

"That's how we archaeologists tell time."

"We must learn from history or be doomed to repeat it."

"Every artifact tells a story."