NELSON MANDELA SPEECH THAT CHANGED THE WORLD | "I AM PREPARED TO DIE"
Channel: Daily Motivation Network
Date: 2020-06-11

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The Rivonia Trial took place in South Africa between 9 October 1963 and 12 June 1964. The Rivonia Trial led to the imprisonment of Nelson Mandela and the others among the accused who were convicted of sabotage and sentenced to life at the Palace of Justice, Pretoria.
At the beginning of the defence's proceedings, Nelson Mandela gave a three-hour speech from the defendant's dock, in which he explained and defended the ANC's key political positions. He justified the movement's decision, in view of the increasing restrictions on permitted political activity on the part of non-White Africans, to go beyond its earlier use of constitutional methods and Gandhian non-violent opposition to the state, embracing a campaign of sabotage against property (designed to minimize risks of injury and death), while also starting to train a military wing for possible future use. He also discussed in some detail the relationship between the ANC and the SACP, explaining that, while the two shared a commitment to action against the apartheid system, he was wedded to a model of constitutional democracy for South Africa (he singled out the British political model for particular praise), and also supported a market economy rather than a communist economic model. The speech is considered one of the founding moments of South African democracy.

Mandela's closing words have been much-quoted. They were reportedly spoken looking the judge full in the eyes. His statement that he was prepared to die for the cause was strongly resisted by his lawyers, who feared it might itself provoke a death sentence. In a concession to their concerns, Mandela inserted the words "if it needs be". Nelson Mandela, speaking in the dock of the court on 20 April 1964, said:

"During my lifetime I have dedicated my life to this struggle of the African people. I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons will live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal for which I hope to live for and to see realized. But, my Lord, if it needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die."
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQbI2dJSxHQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5W09lWOBDxg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDS_BBVfuYQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOr4F2eNDq8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0ebG6EUkJs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQvlxnWELHM
https://vimeo.com/82805398
https://vimeo.com/81200599
https://vimeo.com/13324852
https://www.sahistory.org.za/policy


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