Still, I never heard him say that he hated or wanted to hurt or kill someone for all the horrific things that had been happening to him and his family.

Savo Heleta
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After being kidnapped, brainwashed, and forced to live as a slave for two years, it is not difficult to imagine that someone might want to do something extreme and extreme violent. However, that was not the case at all with Nelson Mandela. He never once wanted to hurt or kill someone for all the horrific things that had been happening to him and his family.

Source: Not My Turn To Die: Memoirs Of A Broken Childhood In Bosnia

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