The news of Nelson Mandela’s death calls for us to mourn the passing of a man who suffered for freedom, and to celebrate the life of a liberator who wove together the broken strands of a society. We at Long Island Wins join the world’s people in our thanks for his example of courage and commitment, his hunger for justice and his ability to reconcile.
In our struggle for immigrant rights we keep his great maxim “to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others” in our hearts.
