He was, like Washington, the "father" of His country in that he led the long, difficult struggle to free his people from the bitter oppression of apartheid. Then, like Washington, having served as his nation's first president, he helped cement democracy in his country by voluntarily leaving the highest office in the land when he would have been elected to office as long as he desired to serve. Voluntarily walking away from such power is rare, and few men have done it.
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