奧巴馬悼念曼德拉逝世中英文演講稿

1、奧巴馬悼念曼德拉逝世中英文演講稿and n els on man dela lived for that ideal, and he made itreal. he achieved more than could be expected of any man. today, he has gone home. and we have lost one of the most in flue ntial, courageous, and profo un dlygood huma n beingsthat any of us will share time with on this earth

2、. he no Ion ger bel ongs to us - he bel ongs to the ages.through his fierce dig nity and unbending will to sacrificehis own freedom for the freedom of others, madiba transformed south africa - and moved all of us. his journey from a pris oner to a preside nt embodied the promise that huma n beings -

3、 and coun tries - can cha nge for the better.his commitmentto transfer power and reconcile with thosewho jailed him set an example that all huma nity should aspireto, whether in the lives of n ati ons or our own pers on al lives.and the fact that he did it all with grace and good humor, andan abilit

4、y to ack no wledge his own imperfectio ns, only makes the man that much more remarkable. as he once said, i am not a saint, uni ess you thi nk of a saint as a sinner who keeps on tryin g.i am one of the coun tless milli ons who drew in spiratio n from n els on man dela s life. my very first politica

5、l acti on, the first thing i ever did that invoIved an issue or a policy or politics, was a protest against apartheid. i studied his words and his writings. the day that he was released from prison gave me a sense of what huma n beings can do whe n they re guided by their hopes and not by their fear

6、s. and like so many around the globe, i cannot fully imagi ne my own life without the example that n els on man dela set, and so long as i live i will do what i can to lear n from him.to gra a machel and his family, michelle and i exte nd our deepest sympathy and gratitude for shari ng this extraord

7、 inary man with us. his life s work meant long days away from those who loved him the most. and i only hope that the time spe nt with him these last few weeks brought peace and comfort to his family.to the people of south africa, we draw stre ngth from the example of ren ewal, an drec on ciliati on,

8、 and resilie nee that you made real. a free south africa at peace with itself - that s an example to the world, and that s madiba s legacy to the n ati on he loved.we will not likely see the likes of n els on man dela aga in.so it falls to us as best we can to forward the example that heset: to make decisions guided not by hate, but by love; to never discount the differenee that one person can make; to strive for a future that is worthy of his sacrifice.for now, let us pause and give thanks for the fact that n els on man dela lived - a