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[appearing at the South African Sports Committee, after they had elected to disband the Springbok rugby team]
Nelson Mandela:
Brothers, sisters, comrades: I am here because I believe you have made a decision with insufficient information and foresight. I am aware of your earlier vote. I am aware that it was unanimous. Nonetheless, I believe we should restore the Springboks; restore their name, their emblem and their colors, immediately. Let me tell you why. On Robben Island, in Pollsmoor Prison, all of my jailers were Afrikaners. For 27 years, I studied them. I learned their language, read their books, their poetry. I had to know my enemy before I could prevail against him. And we DID prevail, did we not? All of us here... we prevailed. Our enemy is no longer the Afrikaner. They are our fellow South Africans, our partners in democracy. And they treasure Springbok rugby. If we take that away, we lose them. We prove that we are what they feared we would be. We have to be better than that. We have to surprise them with compassion, with restraint and generosity; I know, all of the things they denied us. But this is no time to celebrate petty revenge. This is the time to build our nation using every single brick available to us, even if that brick comes wrapped in green and gold. You elected me your leader. Let me lead you now.
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Brothers
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sisters
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comrades
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I am here because I believe you have made a decision
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with insufficient information and foresight
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I am aware of your earlier vote
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I am aware that it was unanimous
Clip duration: 31 seconds
Views: 173
Timestamp in movie: 00h 31m 59s
Uploaded: 20 February, 2022
Genres: drama, history
Summary: Newly elected President Nelson Mandela knows his nation remains racially and economically divided in the wake of apartheid. Believing he can bring his people together through the universal language of sport, Mandela rallies South Africa's rugby team as they make their historic run to the 1995 Rugby World Cup Championship match.
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00:04 And we need to change as well
00:35 Morning Madiba How are you
00:07 I will break my arm my leg my neck but I will not let that...
00:16 Perhaps we should make a little wager
00:17 You criticize without understanding
00:04 Forgiveness starts here too
00:20 Tell us Mr President have you always been a rugby fan
00:10 After all if I cannot change when circumstances demand it
00:11 Who is it sir
00:27 Come boys
00:35 I'm sorry Madiba but we've got problems everywhere...
00:14 Well you know what they say about soccer
00:15 We need inspiration Fran ois
00:05 Well he's not as big as he looks on TV
00:19 Heads up
00:32 Good morning
00:36 Mr Jason Tshabalala
00:17 So what's he like
00:07 And in related news it was announced that President Mandela
00:08 When does he take a break