I'm like thousands of women in South Africa who lost their men to cities and prisons... I stand defiant, tall and strong.
Interpretation
This quote reflects the resilience of women facing societal challenges and loss.
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela's quote speaks to the struggles of women in South Africa who have experienced the pain of losing their partners to urbanization and imprisonment. It conveys a sense of defiance and strength, highlighting the enduring spirit of these women who, despite hardship, stand tall and confront their circumstances with courage.
In practice
In a speech about women's empowerment, one could cite this quote to highlight the strength of women in overcoming adversity.
In the normal course of things, journalists want their story, and as soon as they are through with it, they pack their cameras and go. That was never the impression that David Astor gave when you were interviewed by him. It was far deeper than that.
One of the greatest things I fear is letting down my people. I wouldn't live with that type of conscience, of having let down my people after they've been brutalized for so long.
I wanted to be a doctor at some point, and I was always bringing home strays from school: people who were too poor to pay fees or have food. My parents never rebuked me or told me that they were hard-pressed, too.
We shall liberate our country.
I learned to deal with the police... to be tough... to survive.
I am not sorry. I will never be sorry. I would do everything I did again if I had to. Everything.
Long before morning I knew that what I was seeking to discover was a thing I'd always known. That all courage was a form of constancy. That it is always himself that the coward abandoned first. After this all other betrayals come easily.
How can any man be weak who dares to be at all?
Nathaniel closes his eyes and jumps, his arms glued to his sides like that fly's. He doesn't try to break his fall, just hits hard, because it hurts less than everything else.
Give me liberty or give me death.
All our compatriots know that the loss of Mongolia would mean the demise of our country. We would rather resist Russia and die heroically than succumb to Russia and perish shamefully.
When our actions do not, our fears make us traitors.
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