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Other Presidents and leaders are suspected of having had affairs, including--gasp!--Ronald Reagan (pre-White House), George Bush, the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., Nelson Mandela and dozens of other famous and, in many cases, wonderful leaders, including just about every President of France since World...
South African President Nelson R. Mandela entranced an audience of about 25,000 distinguished guests, students, faculty, staff and community members assembled on Friday afternoon at Harvard's Tercentenary Theatre...
...grow older and struggle with my own plans and desires to "save the world" from the evils of racism, sexism, homophobia and capitalism, that I have begun to see this man as a shining example of what can be achieved through passion and perseverance. In 1990, Nelson Mandela was released from prison after 28 years. He was sent there because he chose to fight against repression. He did what so many activists and proto-activists claim, by struggling to bring change to a country which exploited its labor, wrongfully imprisoned its citizens and encouraged full-scale segregation of all public...
There is a real difference between calling oneself an activist and actually being one. So many people are attempting to find their place in a community and comprehend their duty to that community. To me, Mandela is an individual who understands that duality perfectly. His statement of defense during the Rivonia trial reveals this...
...thought that I could "die for the cause" and would have looked at individuals who could not as weak. Today, I hope to merely support those who can while still working for the cause in my own way. As I gain a sense of my own limitations, I admire Mandela all the more. I can never be another Nelson Mandela, but I can view him as a role model. It is this attitude that I will bring to Mandela's speech this afternoon. I hope to listen and learn, but I will also come to appreciate his sacrifice...