It is said that no one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails. A nation should not...

It is said that no one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails. A nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but its lowest ones.

Nelson Mandela

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Nelson Mandela

President of South Africa, anti-apartheid activist

July 18th, 1918 - December 5th, 2013