"Slowly, I've come to realize That I cannot heal my past And that fearing the unavoidable future Is pointless"

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It is necessary to heal the wounds of the past If you are going to build your country and to have unity. I am working with people who fought me very bitterly before the elections. It was my responsibility as the man who is leading the majority party, my responsibility to heal the wounds of the past and to work with people who were my opponents.

— Nelson Mandela