LIU STATEMENT ON DEATH OF NELSON MANDELA
NEW YORK, N.Y. — Responding to news of the death of Nelson Mandela, City Comptroller John C. Liu issued the following statement:
"On this sad day, I join freedom-loving people all over the world in extending condolences to the family of Nelson Mandela and the people of South Africa. In words that have special meaning today, Mr. Mandela once said, 'I have walked that long road to freedom … I have taken a moment here to rest, to steal a view of the glorious vista that surrounds me.' Not just South Africa, but the world is a far better place because Nelson Mandela once walked here."