Only armchair politicians are immune from committing mistakes. Errors …

Nelson Mandela
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Only armchair politicians are immune from committing mistakes. Errors are inherent in political action. ✨ Nelson Mandela (2011). Conversations With Myself, p.49, Pan Macmillan
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