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Describing Mandela's approach to discussion and political conviction.

— Neville Alexander

He's a very cerebral person, he thinks things through very carefully.

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To give your full attention to your interlocutor, and really take notice of what people are saying, listen to them carefully.

He always made the point, if they say that you must run, insist on walking. If they say you must walk fast, insist on walking slowly.

I was impressed mainly by the warmth and the genuine interest, which was a feature that, subsequently I discovered, is very much part of the man.

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