Happy 91 Birthday - "Nelson Mandela" JULY 2009.

The meek shall inherit the earth. It takes courage to stand up and speak and courage to sit down and listen. Nelson Rolihlahla "Madiba" Mandela; born 18 July 1918 in Transkei, South Africa. A former President of South Africa, the first to be elected in a fully representative democratic election, who held office from 199499. Before his presidency, Mandela was an anti-apartheid activist, and the leader of the African National Congress's armed wing Umkhonto we Sizwe. The South African courts convicted him on charges of sabotage, as well as other crimes committed while he led the movement against apartheid. In accordance with his conviction, Mandela served 27 years in prison, spending many of these years on Robben Island. He is currently a celebrated elder statesman who continues to voice his opinion on topical issues. In South Africa he is often known as Madiba, an honorary title adopted by elders of Mandela's clan. The title has come to be synonymous with Nelson Mandela.

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Winston Churchil once said, "A man does what he must - in spite of personal consequences, in spite of obstacles and dangers and pressures - and that is the basis of all human morality. Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfils the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things".

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The meek shall inherit the earth. It takes courage to stand up and speak and courage to sit down and listen.