About This Quote
Prepare for ideological war with those who want others to prepare for physical war. This quote suggest that ideological and physical war are not mutually exclusive and that you can have both at the same time. When we talk about war we often think about military conflicts between two countries. However, we also see the power of the ideology of different groups and how it drives people to fight against other groups based on these ideologies.
In this quote, Mandela suggests that you can win any war by fighting it on your own terms. In other words, by fighting the war as you want it fought, not as your enemy wants it fought.
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