Nelson Mandela, 95..

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Originally Posted by Ocala Mike

RIP. He almost single-handedly saved the country from tearing itself apart.

" 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.” - Nelson Mandela

The right man in the right place at the right time. It is easy to think of many other ways that events could have unfolded and plunged the country into civil war instead of the peaceful transition they had, due to his stewardship as president of South Africa.