In Prison, Illusions Can Offer Comfort.

The Majority Of South Africans, Black And White, Recognize That Apartheid Has No Future. It Has To Be Ended By Our Own Decisive Mass Action In Order To Build Peace And Security. The Mass Campaign Of Defiance And Other Actions Of Our Organization And People Can Only Culminate In The Establishment Of Democracy.

During My Lifetime I Have Dedicated Myself 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 Live Together In Harmony And With Equal Opportunities. It Is An Ideal Which I Hope To Live For And To Achieve. But If Needs Be, It Is An Ideal For Which I Am Prepared To Die.

There Is Nothing Like Returning To A Place That Remains Unchanged To Find The Ways In Which You Yourself Have Altered.

Why Is It That In This Courtroom I Face A White Magistrate, Am Confronted By A White Prosecutor And Escorted Into The Dock By A White Orderly? Can Anyone Honestly And Seriously Suggest That In This Type Of Atmosphere The Scales Of Justice Are Evenly Balanced?

I Do Not Think That I Was Brought Up In A Unique Society With Unique Features About Giving.