Mandela and Thatcher

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This paper compares two speeches by political leaders Nelson Mandela and Margaret Thatcher. The paper discusses differences in styles of thinking and perceiving the world. The paper also provides brief details about the lives of Thatcher and Mandela and then examines the political rhetoric of each speech.

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"Mandela and Thatcher. Comparing speeches by Nelson Mandela and Margaret Thatcher is an interesting exercise in discriminating not just political rhetoric but two contrasting styles of thinking and perceiving the world. Mandela became the President of South Africa after enduring decades of imprisonment for his armed struggle against the apartheid racism imposed on black South Africans by the Africans-speaking white minority."

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