Nkosi Sikelel Iafrika: Nelson Mandela RIP

December 6, 2013

     By Duncan Green     

“I have walked that long road to freedom. I have tried not to falter; I have made missteps along the way. But I have discovered the secret that after climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb. I have taken a moment here to rest, to steal a view of the glorious vista that surrounds me, to look back on the distance I have come. But I can only rest for a moment, for with freedom come responsibilities, and I dare not linger, for my long walk is not ended.”

And here (h/t Ben Phillips) is Mandela’s first ever TV interview, in 1961, while he was in hiding in South Africa.

December 6, 2013
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