Because your character is always full of ambition, the news of my being locked up must have been much harder on you than it was on me. When I was arrested, it was almost a relief to know that I could now experience what you were experiencing yourself. I am so afraid that they are breaking your spirit. Diet Eman
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This is an excerpt from a letter that Nelson Mandela wrote to his daughter, Makaziwe. Makaziwe was at the same time his wife and his eldest child. He also told her that he was not allowed to see her or write to her in prison. So, when she heard the news of his arrest, she must have been in a state of distress. However, he assured her that she shouldn’t worry because it had been even harder on him because he had been in prison for 27 years.

Source: Things We Couldnt Say

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