You always hear all these statements like "Freedom isn't free." You hear the President talking about all these people making sacrifices. But you never really know until you carry one of them in a casket. When you feel their bodyweight. When you feel them. That's when you know. That's when you understand. Jim Sheeler
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With this quote, Nelson Mandela was trying to get people to understand the price that had to be paid for freedom. His job of leading South Africa's freedom movement had taken a serious toll on his body. Many people thought that he would not live to see the end of his struggle for freedom. But, he did. He suffered through his illness and pain, yet he did not let it stop him from doing the right thing.

Source: Final Salute: A Story Of Unfinished Lives

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