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“I am a man who believes in speaking the truth the way I see the truth, no matter who disagrees or agrees with me.”

Source: Address to the Knesset, Jerusalem, 27 May 1968 (official Knesset text)

Context Malawi was one of the few African states keeping open ties with Israel, a position its leader had defended against criticism from other governments after the 1967 war.

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Hastings BandaMalawi · c. 1898–1997
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