Newt Gingrich : A few conservatives objected to my tribute to Nelson Mandela . He replied asking what would they have done were they in Mandela 's shoes . Comment: but , instead , how best to oppose it and how best to bring freedom to that troubled country . '' Gingrich : Reagan opposed sanctions as a matter of tactics but was anti-apartheid .
Newt Gingrich : A few conservatives objected to my tribute to Nelson Mandela . He replied asking what would they have done were they in Mandela 's shoes . Comment: Gingrich : Reagan opposed sanctions as a matter of tactics but was anti-apartheid .