[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 18403]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                             NELSON MANDELA

  (Mr. MORAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MORAN. Mr. Speaker, our lives will go on, but the life of the 
world community was forever changed by the life of Nelson Mandela, who 
passed away this week.
  He chose the principles of truth and reconciliation and democracy and 
peace through justice to guide his life, and he was willing to give his 
life for those principles.
  It is unfortunate that the United States didn't support world 
sanctions against South Africa. I would hope if we had the opportunity 
to oppose apartheid wherever it exists throughout the world again that 
we would follow the lead of Nelson Mandela.
  Treating people differently because of their race or their class or 
their religion is simply wrong. The way that we honor Nelson Mandela 
best is to follow his principles. He transformed this world. We have 
the opportunity now to learn from his life and to follow his 
principles.

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