"A prisoner is imprisoned by the crime that he has committed. A jailer is imprisoned - in the very same prison - by the employment contract that he has signed."

Mokokoma Mokhonoana, South African Philosopher

Prison, Truth, Justice, Power, Life

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"A prisoner is imprisoned by the crime that he has committed. A jailer is imprisoned - in the very same prison - by the employment contract that he has signed."

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