But our policy will be to secure unity in struggle among all oppressed people. Also worthy of mention is the small group of whites who have been prepared to turn their backs unreservedly on white privileges to fight side by side with the oppressed masses. Although they are few, such whites are the salt of the earth and our armies will welcome the support of honest white supporters who have proved themselves in years of struggle against oppression. It will require all our political skill and leadership to build a powerful movement of all revolutionary forces to support the armed struggles, based on unity, first of all, of the African people, and then of their allies among the Indian, Coloured and white lovers of freedom. All those who hate apartheid and the system of racial oppression that has been practised in our country for so long, must work closely together under the leadership of the African National Congress in the armed revolution until victory is won.
Revolution calls for supreme vigilance, organisation and capacity to sacrifice.
The movement needs men and women willing to fight and to perform all the tasks of war. In the political sphere we need organisers, propagandists and activists who will spread the message of struggle all over the country, in towns, rural areas and farms. Men and women, students, workers, peasants, religious people - all must join the struggle and find a place in it. Special responsibility in the revolution will rest on our splendid youth who have already shown that they are capable of great deeds. The armed struggle will require that our young men and women prepare themselves to learn the arts and skills of war and then fight with weapons in hand for freedom.