The most profound and important speeches ever delivered are here collected in this anthology, featuring some of the most influential figures in world history. From ancient times to the American Revolution to as recently as this past century, Fort Raphael Publishing has here collected seven of the most important and iconic speeches of all time. Featuring such disparate historical characters as Cicero, St. Francis of Assisi, Benjamin Franklin, Robert Emmet, Jane Addams, Mohandas K. Gandhi and Nelson Mandela this collection of powerful and moving speeches pays tribute to these great world leaders and the words they used to inspire millions. This is the fourth volume of this series.
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A towering figure throughout his entire life and career- even while imprisoned – Nelson Mandela (1918-2013) was a South African civil rights activist and political revolutionary who, upon his release from jail, served as President of the African National Congress (ANC) from 1991 to 1997 and then as the first black President of South Africa following the collapse of apartheid.
Years before, however, in the late 1950’s Mandela helped co-found the militant Umkhonto we Sizwe movement which led a sabotage campaign against the all-white government of South Africa. For his involvement with Umkhonto, Mandela was arrested and tried for conspiracy.
What follows is Mandela’s statement to the court prior to his sentencing. When the speech concluded, Mandela would be sentenced to life imprisonment and would be incarcerated for the next twenty-seven years.
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