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That's a lot of ellipses. In full: Secondly, we felt that without violence there would be no way open to the African people to succeed in their struggle
by azernik 13y ago
That's a lot of ellipses.
In full:
Secondly, we felt that without violence there would be
no way open to the African people to succeed in their
struggle against the principle of white supremacy. All
lawful modes of expressing opposition to this principle
had been closed by legislation, and we were placed in a
position in which we had either to accept a permanent
state of inferiority, or take over the Government.
Not that it changes the immediate political meaning much, but it shows some of the thought processes involved.
- mcantelon 13y agoThe point of quoting it was simply to show that Mandela considers violence a legitimate tactic. Mandela, unlike Western pacifist activists, has never claimed violence should be ruled out as an option.