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I realized that they could take everything from me except my mind and my heart. They could not take those things. Those things I still had control over. And I decided not to give them away.

Nelson Mandela
Heart, Giving, Mind
Nelson Mandela (2013). “Long Walk To Freedom”, p.10, Hachette UK
I realized that they could take everything from me except my mind and my heart. They could not take those things. Those things I still had control over. And I decided not to give them away.