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Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
About whether we'll have enough money to feed our gutless consumption machine society, it's probably a good idea to consider what some actually amazing people say every now and again... I just read this quote from Nelson Mandela regarding P.W. Botha, a staunch Apartheid proponent who'd been Mandela's jailer for over a decade:
"While to many Mr Botha will remain a symbol of apartheid, we also remember him for the steps he took to pave the way towards the eventual peacefully negotiated settlement in our country."
We're really a pack of insignificant boors, aren't we?
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It is useful for us all to look occasionally at most other nations, and even at most other people in this nation, to realize how lucky we are.
I remember a huge fight a few years back in which I was defending Mandela as a great man while someone (perhaps Hank's old SEF sock?) was decrying him as essentially a narrow-minded, evil socialist not worthy of any particular respect
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