“For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.”
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Before I went to jail, I was active in politics as a member of South Africa's leading organization - and I was generally busy from 7 A.M. until midnight. I never had time to sit and think.
A good leader can engage in a debate frankly and thoroughly, knowing that at the end he and the other side must be closer, and thus emerge stronger. You don't have that idea when you are arrogant, superficial, and uninformed.
Intervention only works when the people concerned seem to be keen for peace.
Never, never and never again shall it be that this beautiful land will again experience the oppression of one by another.