Education is the most powerful weapon – Mandela

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

Nelson Mandela (1918 – 2013)

Nelson Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, politician and philanthropist who succeded becoming the first black President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. Mandela is also a Nobel Peace Price Laureate. Mandela is widely regarded as towering figure in 20th century history. However, there are some who questions Mandela practices in his accent to power such as his use of violence. Even in this famouse quote Mandela uses the word “weapon” as a means to change the world which is in the oppinion of the author not called for.