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Barack Obama

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12. Whenever I used to feel sorry for myself about something,

Sat Dec 7, 2013, 02:43 PM

Dec 2013

I could almost hear a voice in my head asking, "Are you in jail with Mandela?" Helped my perspective.

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Barack Obama. "He no longer belongs to us- he belongs to the ages." [View all] sheshe2 Dec 2013 OP

Wonder if he knew he was invoking Lincoln? Myrina Dec 2013 #1

i have no doubt that he knew what he was repeating. mopinko Dec 2013 #2

Edwin M. Stanton, Lincoln's Secretary of War. Aristus Dec 2013 #3

"It was the perfect thing for him to say." sheshe2 Dec 2013 #6

I'd stake your life on it. IrishAyes Dec 2013 #9

President Obama has Madiba's qualities Cha Dec 2013 #4

About his dance on the Boston stage, Cha. sheshe2 Dec 2013 #5

Oh thank you for that, she! Cha Dec 2013 #7

Bingo! sheshe2 Dec 2013 #8

Sorry as I am that we had to lose Mandela, IrishAyes Dec 2013 #10

Amen treestar Dec 2013 #11

Whenever I used to feel sorry for myself about something, IrishAyes Dec 2013 #12

Hey Irish~ sheshe2 Dec 2013 #13