Question

What twin obligations does Mandela mention?

Answer 1

South African anti-apartheid leader and world human rights activist Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life imprisonment on June 12, 1964, for his political activism by the South African establishment. He was freed from prison only after 27 years during which time he became the face of the anti-apartheid movement.

According to Mandela, every man has twin obligations

1. The first is to his family, parents, wife and children
2. The second obligation is to his people, his community and his country.

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