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Name: Nelson Mandela knew that no single act, on its own, changes very much. In 1990, addressing the U.S
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Description: Nelson Mandela knew that no single act, on its own, changes very much. In 1990, addressing the U.S. Congress just months after his release from prison, he opened not with politics, but with a reflec

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Nelson Mandela knew that no single act, on its own, changes very much. In 1990, addressing the U.S. Congress just months after his release from prison, he opened not with politics, but with a reflection on how fleeting any one life is. A meteor. A brief pass across the stage. But he didn't stop there. What endures, he said, isn't the individual moment. After we're gone, we leave the people enduring, multiplying, permanent. This year's Mandela Day theme is a direct echo of that same idea: it's still in our hands to combat poverty and inequity. Not because one person's 67 minutes will solve it. Because millions of people, giving 67 minutes on the same day, become exactly that: a people enduring, multiplying, permanent. The smallest act still counts. It's still in our hands. Video source: CBS News #MandelaDay #67Minutes #ActionAgainstPoverty

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