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Mandela Dies

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Nelson Mandela,

Have a long, peaceful rest with God. You've earned it.

Peace out.

#21 ROXTXIA, Dec 5, 2013

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R.I.P he did some good thing in his life.

#22 edwardc, Dec 5, 2013
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never underestimate the heart of a champion of the people

#23 pippendagimp, Dec 5, 2013
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He helped align humanity, respect

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larger than life individual who fought the great fight for freedom sacrificing 30 years in prison in that fight and then became president. what an incredible life story he had.

rest in peace good sir

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RIP

Paul Walker = one gallion pages
Mandela = maybe two
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Its an irritating phenomenon in here.
Someone starts thread venting of lost love one, soldier, family member, etc gets 2 pages.
Someone starts thread on lost dog and the thread explodes with bleeding hearts over 50 pages. I will continue to post support in both however.
I also apologize for getting off topic of this thread for what it's worth.

#26 Dgn1, Dec 5, 2013
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One of a select few that can truly say that time here on Earth truly made this planet a better place to live. Godspeed Sir. RIP

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RIP Mandela!!! I apologize for the person below.

#28 bloodwings19, Dec 5, 2013
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like clockwork when these things happen, Obama posts a selfie

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Rest in peace, Nelson Mandela. <a href="http://t.co/4qlqsXLp6e">pic.twitter.com/4qlqsXLp6e</a></p>— The White House (@WhiteHouse) <a href="https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse/statuses/408734525615640577">December 5, 2013</a></blockquote>
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Mandela quotes:

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

“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.”

"There were many dark moments when my faith in humanity was sorely tested, but I would not and could not give myself up to despair. That way lays defeat and death.”

“A good head and good heart are always a formidable combination. But when you add to that a literate tongue or pen, then you have something very special.”

“It always seems impossible until it's done.”

“For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.”

“Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.”

“No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.”

“I am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying.”

“As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn't leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I'd still be in prison.”

“Overcoming poverty is not a task of charity, it is an act of justice. Like Slavery and Apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings."

“It is said that no one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails. A nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but its lowest ones.”

“In my country we go to prison first and then become President. ”

“You will achieve more in this world through acts of mercy than you will through acts of retribution.”

“I had no epiphany, no singular revelation, no moment of truth, but a steady accumulation of a thousand slights, a thousand indignities and a thousand unremembered moments produced in me an anger, a rebelliousness, a desire to fight the system that imprisoned my people. There was no particular day on which I said, Henceforth I will devote myself to the liberation of my people; instead, I simply found myself doing so, and could not do otherwise.”

“Freedom is indivisible; the chains on any one of my people were the chains on all of them, the chains on all of my people were the chains on me.”

“Your playing small does not serve the world. Who are you not to be great?”

“Live life as though nobody is watching, and express yourself as though everyone is listening.”

“Your playing small does not serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you.”

“What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.”

“Success in politics demands that you must take your people into confidence about your views and state them very clearly, very politely, very calmly, but nevertheless, state them openly.”

'The trouble, of course, is that most successful men are prone to some form of vanity. There comes a stage in their lives when they consider it permissible to be egotistic and to brag to the public at large about their unique achievements.”

“It is music and dancing that make me at peace with the world.”
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#30 rimrocker, Dec 5, 2013
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Commodore said: ↑

like clockwork when these things happen, Obama posts a selfie

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Rest in peace, Nelson Mandela. <a href="http://t.co/4qlqsXLp6e">pic.twitter.com/4qlqsXLp6e</a></p>— The White House (@WhiteHouse) <a href="https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse/statuses/408734525615640577">December 5, 2013</a></blockquote>
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SERIOUSLY? You just felt like using the post from the White House on Mandela's passing as an opportunity to present your issues with President Obama? Dafuq is wrong with you? Just take that to D&D man, no need for that stuff in here. Come on man.

#31 ferrari77, Dec 5, 2013
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R.I.P. to a true leader

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I await to read in the comments section of articles out there now or upcoming article about how "Mandela was a terrorist and Mandela was a racist."
I don't like to get too involved in race talks but it's sad to me that most of those comments I hear or read are mostly from white Americans. (I know a few white South Africans might think along those lines but I mostly hear/read that from Americans). I hope that won't happen here or in articles coming out but I will bet that it will. Some people will try to find reason to discredit the man even in his passing.

RIP Madiba!

#33 ferrari77, Dec 5, 2013

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R.I.P to one of the greatest men to ever live.

I actually wrote an essay on him last year, focusing on how he created peace with sports. A truly amazing man that accomplished so much in his life, despite facing so much adversity. A true role model.

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Wasn't Mandela a terrorist?

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RIP Mandela!!! I apologize for the person below.

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Fake?

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IPSAC said: ↑

Wasn't Mandela a terrorist?
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#37 ferrari77, Dec 5, 2013
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IPSAC said: ↑

Fake?
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http://headlineplanet.com/home/2013...esponds-stupid-fake-nelson-mandela-mlk-tweet/

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http://headlineplanet.com/home/2013...esponds-stupid-fake-nelson-mandela-mlk-tweet/

Paris Hilton might not be anyone’s pick to win the next “Celebrity Jeopardy,” but the idea that she would confuse Nelson Mandela, who passed away Thursday, with Martin Luther King, Jr. seemed nearly impossible to fathom.

Sure enough, a supposed Tweet in which Hilton allegedly credited Mandela with the “I Have a Dream” speech was quickly exposed as a fake.

Shortly after the inaccuracy was confirmed, “Deleted Tweets,” the account responsible for the hoax, was poetically deleted.

Unwilling to let common sense serve as her only vindication, however, Paris Hilton officially responded to the story–and then posted an actual Twitter tribute to Mandela.

“I just landed off an airplane & heard the news. I never wrote that tweet, it is a fake. Obviously I know that speech was by MLK,” wrote Hilton. “Whoever made that stupid fake tweet lacks respect to the loss the world is mourning right now. Same goes for all the blogs who ran with it.

“Just landed & heard the sad new (sic) about Nelson Mandela. He was a true Hero & the world is a better place because of him. May he rest in peace.”
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Wasn't Mandela a terrorist?
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