Since Cyril is borrowing from FDR, there is another line he could use... about fear
24 May 2020 - 00:05
President Cyril Ramaphosa concluded his tepid and much-lambasted speech two weeks ago by quoting Nelson Mandela and Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Leaning on Mandela's stature was no surprise; ANC honchos always fall back on him as a crutch when in a spot of bother...
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