In his youth, he was electrified. The stars were moving in his bloodstream. He would not have been cowed by the customs of an earthly monarch. When he loved, it was with a heat and a desperation that he carried like a sword. He loved in the way that Greeks burned cities. Brenna Yovanoff
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The stars were moving in his bloodstream. When Nelson Mandela was a young teenager, he felt things with an intensity that was unlike any other person. He wanted to make the world a better place and he had the desire and the fire to do so. His indomitable spirit continued through his youth and into adulthood.

He knew that he would lead South Africa back into the light of freedom and equality for all its people. His love for his country was not something that could be crushed by any earthly monarch. That love of country was the reason why he would not consider giving up his life for it.

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