![America is the one place in the world where I just innately understood [that] South Africa and the United States of America have a very similar history. It's different timelines, but the directions we've taken and the consequences - dealing with the aftermath of what we consider to be democracy, and realizing that freedom is just the beginning of the conversation, that's something I've learned.](/assets/img/quote-photos/america-is-the-one-place-in-the-world-where-i-just-innately-understood-that-sou.jpg)
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