There s President Mandela, who refused to bow to the pressure of President Clinton, and there are the thousands of people who ve made up this campaign. It s many people who have brought us here. It will re-energize all of the people working to ban land mines. I consider all of the work I ve done to be a privilege. Very few people are allowed the luxury to decide that they want to do something out of the mainstream.
Most people tend to pretty much go to college and get a job and buy a house and pay the mortgage.
For whatever reason I ve had the luxury of deciding to do things a little bit differently. And I consider much of my life to be a privilege, and this is sort of the most amazing part, I guess. I think it will add new momentum. It will re-energize all of the people working to ban land mines. It will help us make this beautiful treaty, which right now is just beautiful words on paper, legally binding.