Mandela neither demanded nor received an entirely unconditional devotion; in power he expected his compatriots to behave as assertive citizens not genuflecting disciples
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Johannes WillmsJohannes Willms is Paris correspondent of the German newspaper, Süddeutsche Zeitung. Recent articlesThe big fear: the European constitution divides France The anguished French debate about whether to endorse the European constitution in the 29 May referendum reveals to Johannes Willms a nation torn. France unveiled: making Muslims into citizens?France’s education system has long worked to transform peasants, migrants and believers into national, secular citizens. Will the process fail with the headscarves worn by the country’s young Muslim women? |
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