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" Mandela did go to prison, and he went in there as a burning revolutionary. But look what came out. Mandela let us down. "
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
Down
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Prison
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" No one under international copyright law has the right to depict me or my husband without our consent. I have been surprised by the many people, particularly Americans, who are either writing books or going to produce films about the Mandela family without even bothering to consult us. "
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" I believe in myself and the justice I've fought for all my life. "
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