Anc, in order to deliver not just a transfer of power that offered the prospect of peace for all the people of south africa. Mandela once notably said, this is not about moving from white domination to black domination. There must be no domination of either community. He was an extraordinary man in not only believing that but practising it with every fibre of his being. As we look today at the lessons of mandelas extraordinary life and incredible achievements, at his contribution not just to south africa, which goes without saying, but to the wider world and at why he has become such an iconic figure, two factors stand out. First, he is perhaps the best example we have had in the past 100 years of how political leaders, by force of personality, transform themselves from politicians into statesman can by their sheer personal effort change the world and make what was impossible possible and then deliver it. He is not the only one who has done so. We should not think of him as unique. Gor
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