President Obama Delivers a Statement on the Passing of Nelson Mandela
This afternoon, from the White House Briefing Room, President Obama delivered a statement on the passing of former South
African President and anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela, calling him "a man who took history in his hands, and bent
the arc of the moral universe toward justice."
"We will not likely see the likes of Nelson Mandela again," the President said. "So it falls to us as best we can to
forward the example that he set: to make decisions guided not by hate, but by love; to never discount the difference
that one person can make; to strive for a future that is worthy of his sacrifice."
ENDS