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 </div><p></p><figure style="width: 396px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img class=" " title="Nelson Mandea: I Am Prepared To Die" alt="Nelson Mandea: I Am Prepared To Die" src="http://poetry.wrr.ng/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/d3bbb-nelson-mandela-released.jpg" width="396" height="264" loading="lazy"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">www.facebook.com/WRRPoetry <strong>[Nelson Mandea: I Am Prepared To Die]</strong></figcaption></figure>I am the First Accused
<p>the question of violence</p>
<p>I planned sabotage</p>
<p>I did not plan it in a spirit of recklessness<br>
nor because I have any<br>
love<br>
of violence</p>
<p>a calm and sober assessment of the political situation</p>
<p>years of tyranny, exploitation, and oppression of my people</p>
<p>violence by the African people had become inevitable</p>
<p>without violence there would be no way<br>
to succeed<br>
against<br>
white supremacy</p>
<p>We chose to defy the law</p>
<p>to answer violence with violence</p>
<p>South Africa belongs to all<br>
people<!--more--></p>
<p>In the words of my leader:<br>
“What have been the fruits of moderation?</p>
<p>No self-respecting White political organization<br>
would disband<br>
itself if declared illegal by a government in which it had no say</p>
<p>It would be unrealistic<br>
to continue preaching peace and non-violence<br>
when the Government met our peaceful demands with force</p>
<p>Manifesto of Umkhonto<br>
“The time comes in the life of any nation<br>
where there are only two choices–submit or fight.<br>
That time has now come to South Africa.<br>
We have no choice but to hit back<br>
by all means in our power<br>
in defense of<br>
our people<br>
our future and<br>
our freedom”</p>
<p>the ANC<br>
would no longer disapprove of properly controlled violence</p>
<p>when we decided to adopt violence<br>
we realized that we might one day<br>
face the prospect of<br>
war</p>
<p>Four forms of violence:<br>
sabotage<br>
guerrilla warfare<br>
terrorism<br>
open revolution</p>
<p>compelling<br>
voters<br>
to reconsider their position</p>
<p>attacks<br>
on the economic life-lines of the country<br>
on Government buildings<br>
and<br>
symbols of apartheid</p>
<p>a source of inspiration to our people</p>
<p>strict instructions<br>
that on no account were they to injure or kill people</p>
<p>and people began to speculate on how soon freedom would be obtained</p>
<p>we must succeed, but at what cost to ourselves and the rest of the country?</p>
<p>African Nationalism<br>
is not<br>
expressed in the cry, Drive the White man into the sea<br>
African Nationalism<br>
is<br>
the concept of freedom and fulfillment for the African people</p>
<p>rebellion would offer the Government limitless opportunities<br>
for the indiscriminate slaughter of our people</p>
<p>I started to<br>
study of the art of war and revolution</p>
<p>Clausewitz<br>
Mao Tse Tung<br>
Che Guevara</p>
<p>white supremacy implies black inferiority</p>
<p>they do not realize that they<br>
have emotions–that they fall in love<br>
like white people do</p>
<p>we want equal political rights<br>
I know this sounds revolutionary<br>
This makes the white man fear democracy</p>
<p>I have fought<br>
against white domination<br>
and<br>
against black domination</p>
<p>a democratic and free society<br>
an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve<br>
an ideal for which I am prepared to die</p>
<p>culled from: http://www.leebobblack.com/poems/nelson-mandela-i-am-prepared-to-die</p>
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