6 December 2013

Like Barack Obama...


... my first political action, as a 16-year-old, was a march against apartheid...
 
The world has lost a great, and a good, man.

Here's some of my favourite quotes from this most inspiring of human beings...

A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.
 
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.
 
Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.
 
It always seems impossible till 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.
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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.
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2 comments:

  1. Croila11:16 am

    You there, I actually don't know what to say here ... Any comment I put will sound trite. So, all I can say, I guess is "I hear you, and I agree, and I love your post". If you know what I mean?

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  2. Magpie3:37 pm

    Simply put and quite beautiful.

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