Life and study have persuaded me of the openness of history. There is no inevitability in history. Thinking about what might have happened, what could have happened, is a necessary element in trying to understand what did happen. And if, as I believe, individual acts of decency and courage make a difference, then they need to be recorded and remembered.Fritz Stern
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Nelson Mandela was a man who had a powerful desire for freedom. He wanted to make sure that the people of South Africa knew what he accomplished and how he accomplished it. Because of his efforts, people know about his life and many stories of his life are told to the world. Many people have heard about the struggles Mandela went through just to be free, but they have no idea that there were so many others who fought alongside him, who helped him achieve that freedom.
Source: Five Germanys I Have Known
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