The alleged quote reads, 'Our world is not divided by race, color, gender, or religion. Our world is divided into wise people and fools. And fools divide themselves by race, color, gender, or religion.'
featuring his speeches and letters. The foundation is considered a definitive resource on the life of the man who led the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa.
Razia Saleh, director of the research and archives department at the foundation, confirmed to us that this was not a Mandela quote, as she could not locate it anywhere in their collection of his speeches, and in the book, “Nelson Mandela by Himself: The Authorized Book of Quotations.”, who describes himself as a human rights advocate and climate activist, as well as a permanent representative to the United Nations. Saleh also directed us to one of Safa's posts from Aug.
We found no other potential source for the quote. Even though Safa claimed that Mandela had the same thoughts, we believe it is highly unlikely that Mandela would have used this language to advocate against racial or gender divisions. In April 2021, an individual named Oleg Atbashian reached out to Snopes and claimed to be the origin of this quote. He said he
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