Sequel to Long Walk to Freedom - Revision 9 - Chapter 1 Page 5

avoid any form of subjectivity. We should be thoroughly conversant with the concrete conditions prevailing in each situation and exercise caution in our comments. This would be the case where one holds a position of leadership for decades as a result of free and fair elections, or where the amendment of the constitution is endorsed by the majority of voters in that country. Foreigners should respect that and avoid interfering in the domestic affairs of a sovereign state. Kingmakers are to be found all over the world, in every nation and community, in both genders and in every organisation be it political or otherwise. They become role models not because they occupy positions of authority in the state, but because of their genuine concern for those who languish in poverty, hunger, illiteracy and terminal diseases.