Today, we’ve lost a courageous man who stood for justice - Nelson Mandela. He proved to the world that hope exists even in the darkest of hours, and for that, he will always be remembered. http://ow.ly/rva7l
Rest in peace....
(photo by Matthew Willman http://www.matthewwillman.co.za/)
Rest in peace....
(photo by Matthew Willman http://www.matthewwillman.co.za/)
A clip of Nelson Mandela, who died today, speaking to Bill in 1991 on rising above hatred and cruelty.
RIP. We are all better off because of you. Thank you.
Peter Lin-Marcus and The New York Times shared a link.
Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s Liberator as Prisoner and President, Dies at 95
nytimes.com
Mr. Mandela’s quest for freedom in South Africa’s system of white rule took him from the court of tribal royalty to the liberation underground to a prison cell to the presidency.
Nelson Mandela, the leading emancipator of South Africa and its first black president, became an international emblem of dignity and forbearance.
“Mr. Mandela never seemed to doubt that he was the equal of any man,” writes Bill Keller.
“Mr. Mandela never seemed to doubt that he was the equal of any man,” writes Bill Keller.
The world desperately needs heroes -- those who lead without excessive ego, who sacrifice without seeking martyrdom, who show the way without condescension, who honor the best in us without shaming the worst in us, who exemplify what leadership can be and what a nation can accomplish, and from whose life we learn and relearn that social progress is not a pipe dream but the essence of what humans must embrace. Nelson Mandela was such a hero and such a leader. The world grieves his loss, and remembers his greatness.
BREAKING: Mandela Passes Away at 95
David Smith, Guardian UK
Smith reports: "Nelson Mandela, the towering figure of Africa's struggle for freedom and a hero to millions around the world, has died at the age of 95."
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Today, the world lost a true hero, an
ambassador of peace, and a wonderful progressive.
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