LAMB OF GOD - Randy Blythe Honors NELSON MANDELA - "He Was A Living Example Of Doing The Right Thing, No Matter What The Cost"
December 6, 2013, 10 years ago
LAMB OF GOD singer Randy Blythe has issued the following statement following the passing of former South African President Nelson Mandela who died peacefully at his Johannesburg home on Thursday, December 5th after a prolonged lung infection:
But this picture is a far more telling testament to what kind of man Mandela was than any modern photo. Here he is defiantly raising his fists with other men on the way to prison- he had JUST been given a life sentence. Mandela knew what would happen with his trial, and instead of focusing all his energy on keeping himself free, he disrupted the trial by wearing traditional garb, refused to call any witnesses to his defense and turned the trial into an arena for political speech to show the world what was happening in South Africa. He sacrificed his own freedom so that his people could one day be equals in their own native country, because he knew something had to change, and if he had to go to prison for LIFE to speed that change, so be it. He was a living example of DOING THE RIGHT THING, NO MATTER WHAT THE COST. THAT is a REAL MAN. In fact, one of his most famous quotes about prison was this: 'If I had my time over, I would do the same again. So would any man who dares call himself a man.' So rest in peace, Nelson Mandela. I can only hope others will take a page from your book. Your 27 years of hard time are a blessing to us all."
