Its enforcers were beyond the civilized pale, and the world’s patience with them had run out. But, without Mandela’s towering moral and political leadership, the transition would have been long, ugly, and bloody beyond measure.
墨尔本——即使没有曼德拉，南非种族隔离制度的噩梦最终也将结束。其实施者在文明的映衬下显得异常苍白，世界对他们的耐心也已经走到了尽头。但如果没有曼德拉杰出的道德和政治领导，或许过渡期将无法言喻地漫长、血腥和丑陋。