The quote “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 realised. But my lord, if it needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die.” is from Nelson Mandela's statement from the dock at the opening of the defence case during the Rivonia Trial, Pretoria Supreme Court, Monday 20 April 1964.
(photo credit: Eli Weinberg, UWC-Robben Island Museum Mayibuye Archives)
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