He spoke in polished honesty free of liar's filth. He said the hardest words with an unshakable voice, a wide smile, with fear and doubt freezing over his core. The truth was the best route, but the truth could always be costly... another truth. A sad truth.

Hubert Martin
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When Nelson Mandela said, “He spoke in polished honesty free of liar’s filth,” he was referring to the way Nelson Mandela spoke about his life and the things that had happened to him. He spoke in a way where he made sure his words were honest and without the filth of lies. He spoke with fear and doubt freezing over his core. This is very similar to how he spoke about his experiences of prison.

The truth could always be costly. Mandela did not lie about these things but instead spoke of them in a lighthearted way that made them seem less tragic than they really were.

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