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Im a convicted prisoner serving five years for leaving the country without a permit and inciting people to go on strike. In my youth, i listened to the elders of my tribe telling stories of the old days. Amongst the tales they related to me were those of wars fought by our ancestors and defense of the father land. I hope then that life might offer me the opportunity to serve my people, and make my own humble contribution to the freedom struggle. 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 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 achieve. But if need be it is an ideal for which im impaired to die. [applause] over a decade ago i to do . Stood in a small cell with john lewis. On june 23rd, 1969, from that small cell Nelson Mandela,

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