There is a word in South Africa - Ubuntu - that describes his greatest…

Barack Obama
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There is a word in South Africa - Ubuntu - that describes his greatest gift: his recognition that we are all bound together in ways that can be invisible to the eye; that there is a oneness to humanity; that we achieve ourselves by sharing ourselves with others, and caring for those around us. ✨ Barack Obama's Remarks at the memorial service in Soweto to the former president of South Africa, www.theguardian.com. December 10, 2013.
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