Nelson Mandela, A Life (English Edition) [Kindle-editie] beoordelingen het boek quotes

Nelson Mandela won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993, yet he once advocated the violent overthrow of South Africa’s government and helped create a guerrilla army to attack apartheid. A child of privilege born into a royal family, he chose a life in the slums of Johannesburg to avoid an arranged marriage. Mandela is widely seen as a secular saint and a man of unyielding integrity, but he proudly called himself a politician - a pragmatist willing to compromise to accomplish his larger goals. Here’s the surprising story of a man who united a nation and inspired the world.