Patricia Schroeder: “this great Nation is one of the few nations on the planet that is dedicated to the fact that everyone, all races and…”

“this great Nation is one of the few nations on the planet that is dedicated to the fact that everyone, all races and religions, can live together in diversity peacefully. We really did adopt Dr. Martin Luther King's warning during the civil rights days, that ``Either we will learn to live as brothers and sisters or we will perish as fools.'' Now we are seeing in South Africa another country going from the horrible, horrible background of racial apartheid of trying to move to racial diversity. It is the most exciting thing in the world to see Africans and young Americans wall to wall over there working with the millions of people who are out there trying to make this election process work. Of course, there are many who prefer bullets to ballots. But it is our great past that says ballots are better. I think what we want to say to the people of South Africa is that no one is going to assess guilt for the past, but we are going to hold everyone accountable for and responsible to the future. That country has a tremendous future in front of it, and let us hope that the elections go on peacefully on April 27.”