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What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.
Speech at the 90th birthday celebration of Walter Sisulu, May 18, 2002, 2002
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Mandela delivered this tribute at the 90th birthday celebration of his closest comrade Walter Sisulu, centering legacy not on personal survival but on impact made in others' lives.

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