Whether you change the linen or stitch up wounds, cook the food or dis…

Nelson Mandela
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Whether you change the linen or stitch up wounds, cook the food or dispense the medicines, it is in your hands to help build a public service worthy of all those who gave their lives for the dream of democracy ✨ Nelson Mandela (2011). Nelson Mandela By Himself: The Authorised Book of Quotations, p.320, Pan Macmillan
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