UNIDENTIFIED MALE: At last, black South Africa's cry for freedom has been answered, the moment of triumph engulfing millions of people in townships and cities across the land. Nelson Mandela defied doctors' orders and danced part of the night away, suffering from a bad cold, applauding the occasion as a joyous night for the human spirit.</s>NELSON MANDELA, ANC LEADER: You have shown such a calm, patient determination to reclaim this country as your own. Enjoy (ph) that you can loudly proclaim from the rooftops, free at last.</s>GARY STRIEKER, CNN CORRESPONDENT (on camera): I think his legacy will be as a symbol of determination, a symbol of principle. He was a legend. He's still a patriarch among statesmen. He's not a perfect man. He's made his share of mistakes, and he owns up to those. He admits it. He still represents in this world of tarnished leaders, statesmen and diplomats who botch up their reputations with one scandal after another, Nelson Mandela is still untarnished, and he represents the kinds of values that most of us would like to see in more of our leaders.
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