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...Board of Overseers as part of a campaign to persuade Harvard to divest its South African holdings, the response of then-President Derek C. Bok was to change the rules for electing Overseers so that no one like Tutu would be elected in the future. Once Nelson Mandela was released, of course, Harvard embraced him with an honorary degree and all the other trappings of recognition...
When I think of civil disobedience, a few names spring to mind. Mohandas Gandhi. Martin Luther King, Jr. Nelson Mandela. These are the names of great heroes who will be remembered for a long time, heroes who fought for their peoples freedom against oppression and tyranny through non-violent protest and civil disobedience...
...Gandhi went to jail for protesting British imperialism and refused to eat for such a long time that he nearly died, that was civil disobedience. When Dr. King went to prison for fighting for civil rights and was regularly beaten by racist sheriffs, that was civil disobedience. When Nelson Mandela languished in his jail cell, that was civil disobedience. So when Harvard janitors march to protest that they are not getting a big enough pay raise, forgive me for not hailing them as martyrs...
...make a movie about Ali - perhaps the most idolized, vilified and complex public figure of the 20th century - has been a high-wire act of both hubris and dedication. "For an African American, Muhammad Ali is the biggest role you could have. Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali and Nelson Mandela - with any of those roles comes a responsibility," says Smith. "The level of dedication to this role is unparalleled to anything I've done so far other than having a family...
...don’t fret. The Nobel Peace Prize committee is a forgiving bunch. Withdraw from the West Bank and Gaza and maybe they’ll give you the prize too. Heck, I went from presiding over death squads to shaking hands with Nelson Mandela and sipping Dom Perignon in Oslo. And believe me, retiring as a Nobel laureate is a lot more fun than spending your final days in the Hague, awaiting an imminent war crimes indictment...