In a certain sense it might well be said that his was an exemplary life. He was one of those rare people, rare in our town as elsewhere, who have the courage of their good feelings. What little he told of his personal life vouched for acts of kindness and a capacity for affection that no one in our times dares own to. Without a blush he confessed to dearly loving his nephews and sister, his only surviving near relation, whom he went to France to visit every other year. He admitted that the thought of his parents, whom he lost when he was very young, often gave him a pang. He did not conceal the fact that he had a special affection for a church bell in his part of the town which started pealing very melodiously at about five every afternoon. Albert Camus
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Nelson Mandela was the chief architect of the transformation of South Africa from segregated society to a free, democratic one. He stood for peace, nonviolence and reconciliation with all people. He was committed to his vision for a new South Africa long after he was imprisoned in 1976. Throughout his life, Mandela has remained committed to acting with integrity and building bridges where there are barriers between people.

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