The few Americans he had encountered in his lifetime had all seemed flat to him, as if freedom weakened one's capacity for intense emotion by demanding too little of it.

G. Willow Wilson
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He said: “The few Americans he had encountered in his lifetime had all seemed flat to him, as if freedom weakened one's capacity for intense emotion by demanding too little of it.” The ability to express oneself freely is something that Mandela greatly valued as a human being as well as an African leader. He knew that the ability to show your true emotions, both positive and negative, is something that shouldn’t be taken for granted.

Source: Alif The Unseen

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