Wednesday, May 03, 2006
No Proud People
"The conflict which is presently draining South Africa's lifeblood, either in the form of peaceful demonstrations, acts of violence or external pressure will never be settled until there is an agreement with the ANC. ...
The government insists on the ANC making an honest commitment to peace before it will talk to the organization. ...No serious political organization will ever talk peace when an aggressive war is being waged against it. No proud people will ever obey orders from those who have humiliated and dishonored them for so long."
--part of December 1989 memorandum from Nelson Mandela to State President FW de Klerk, included in A Prisoner in the Garden
The government insists on the ANC making an honest commitment to peace before it will talk to the organization. ...No serious political organization will ever talk peace when an aggressive war is being waged against it. No proud people will ever obey orders from those who have humiliated and dishonored them for so long."
--part of December 1989 memorandum from Nelson Mandela to State President FW de Klerk, included in A Prisoner in the Garden
