Mandela (1918 - 2013)

“When a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw.”

Nelson Mandela

Old pirates, yes, they rob I;
Sold I to the merchant ships,
Minutes after they took I
From the bottomless pit.
But my hand was made strong
By the 'and of the Almighty.
We forward in this generation
Triumphantly.

(...)

Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery;
None but ourselves can free our minds.
Have no fear for atomic energy,
'Cause none of them can stop the time.
How long shall they kill our prophets,
While we stand aside and look? Ooh!
Some say it's just a part of it:
We've got to fullfil the book.

Won't you help to sing
This songs of freedom
'Cause all I ever have:
Redemption songs;
Redemption songs;
Redemption songs.

'Redemption Song', 1980 - Bob Marley