At Memorial Service, Obama Calls Mandela "The Last Great Liberator Of The 20th Century"

BuzzFeed - “Your dignity and hope found expression in his life, and your freedom, your democracy is his cherished legacy.” Kevin Lamarque / Reuters Following is the transcript of his remarks as provided by the White House: View Video › Thank you. To Graça Machel and the Mandela family; to President Zuma and members of the government; to heads of states and government, past and present; distinguished guests — it is a singular honor to be with you today, to celebrate a life like no other. To the people of South Africa — people of every race and walk of life — the world thanks you for sharing Nelson Mandela with us. His struggle was your struggle. His triumph was your triumph. Your dignity and your hope found expression in his life. And your freedom, your democracy is his cherished legacy.It is hard to eulogize any man — to capture in words not just the facts and the dates that make a life, but the essential truth of a person — their private