As Nelson Mandela has pointed out, boycott is not a principle, it is a tactic depending upon circumstances. … - John Berger

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John Berger

As Nelson Mandela has pointed out, boycott is not a principle, it is a tactic depending upon circumstances. A tactic which allows people, as distinct from their elected but often craven governments, to apply a certain pressure on those wielding power in what they, the boycotters, consider to be an unjust or immoral way.

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