Nelson Mandela

The prisoner who became a president, walking out of 27 years of captivity to dismantle apartheid with the weapon of reconciliation. He refused to let his anger become a cage for his nation. He represents the "Triumph of the Human Spirit," the leader who realized that "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." He is the Rainbow Nation and the long walk to freedom.