The lives of the influential Nelson Mandela and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. are very comparable in the following ways: They both lived their lives to fight for the civil rights for people of color in their country; they were both incapacitated for their cause to end such injustice (although Mandela served a much, much longer term than MLK); They both believed in a peaceful protest as their key strategy (although, Mandela eventually gave this up towards the , causing his imprisonment). Mandela fate led him to become president of the South African democracy, while I truly believe that MLK could've had the same fate had he not been assassinated.
"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."-Nelson Mandela
“The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.”-MLK
These quotes stick out to me for two reasons: I am an education major who is interested in uplifting youth from underprivileged backgrounds; and because it expresses how these two men were similar: they know the true value and importance of education.
I definitely agree with your emphasis on education. It is sad that the education of native South Africans was purposefully stunted. I feel like many of the problems that the society faces today would easily be solved if education had not remained subpar. At least there has been progress!
ReplyDeleteThe emphasis on education was something I talked about as well! I love the quote you chose to mention because it's very relevant in our lives today. I think people respect them more once they know they're educated (as well as just great leaders in general).
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