Nelson Mandela.

As first , as a student , I wanted freedom only for myself,
the transitory freedoms of being able to say out at night ,
read what I pleased & go where I choose.

Later as a young man in johannesburg.
I yearned for the honourable freedoms of achieving my potential ,
of earning my keep , of marrying & having family - the freedom not
to be obstructed in lawful life.

But I then slowly saw that not only was not free ,
but my brothers & sisters were not free...that is when
the hunger for my own freedom became the greater
hunger for the freedom of my people.

It was this desire for the freedom of my people to
live their lives with the dignity & self-respect that animated my life ,
that transformed young man into a bold one , that drove a law - abiding
attorney to become a criminal, that turn a family
- loving husband man without a home...

I am no more virtuous or self - sacrificing than the next man
but I found not even enjoy the poor & limited freedoms
I was allowed when I knew my people not free.3.