Moving Past Quotes
This statement was like many of the Yogi Berra quotations, with few understanding the point Bush was trying to make.
For centuries whites had dominated and abused the Blacks of South Africa. When the Black majority finally gained power, there were many calls for retribution and justice. However, under Mandela’s influence, South Africa made one of the most successful transitions of power to the majority who had been oppressed. The concentration on the future made South Africa the most successful country in Africa and a model for the world. See {633690} for another of his implementing statements of this principle.
For an alternate version of this concept, see Szasz {47194}
