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Oct 6, 2021Liked by Dan Mafora

Dear Mr Mafora

Based on my exposure to your legal articles thus far (although admittedly relatively few in number), my inclination is that you have exceptional legal insight, and an equally remarkable jurisprudential knowledge, which enables you to wield that insight with great argumentative effect.

Typically, your conclusions resonate pointedly. Your logic is stark and deployed enviably succinctly. Added to that, your writing style is clear, smooth-flowing and quite entertaining.

Specifically in my case, this and a few other articles of yours have helped me to crystallise some thoughts and intuitions that have been swirling around in my brain (half-formed and nebulous), for some time now. Your views will be very helpful to me in enhancing and buttressing an informal essay I am currently writing for my own private purposes. (Of course, I'll be sure to afford your writing the necessary acknowledgments in the references!)

My best wishes for your legal career going forward. I suspect that the future success of this fledgling constitutional democracy will depend on principled, ethical and rigorous legal minds. I have a feeling you could be one those who will play a very important role in that respect.

All this to say: keep up the good work helping us get clarity through the occasional smog that creeps into legal-political landscape!

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Dear R (I don't know your first name!),

Thank you for this delightful and utterly kind comment, and for taking the time to read my articles. I am really touched. From your comment alone I can tell that your essay will be excellent. Your turn of phrase is wonderful and I hope I get to read it one day!

Warmly,

Dan.

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