Invictus quotes part 2 Flashcards

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‘They’re gonna

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take our jobs and drive us into the sea.’ -Mr. Pienaar

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‘I cannot

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talk to them hiding behind men with guns.’ -Mandela (change, reconciliation)

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‘Am I

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under arrest?’ -Jason to the white bodyguards

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4
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‘The people want

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this. They hate the Springboks.’ -Brenda

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‘In this instance

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the people are wrong, and as their elected leader, it is my job to show them that.’ -Mandela is against the removal of the Springbok emblems

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‘Our enemy

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is no longer the Afrikaner.’ -Mandela (change, reconciliation)

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‘They treasure

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Springbok rugby.’ -Mandela

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‘We prove that

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we are what they feared we would be. We have to be better than that.’ -Mandela

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‘We have to

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to surprise them with compassion, restraint and generosity. I know, all of the things they denied us.’ -Mandela (change, reconciliation)

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‘If we take

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away what they cherish; the Springboks, the anthem; we just reinforce the cycle of fear between us.’ -Mandela

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‘To him,

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no-one’s invisible.’ -Blonde bodyguard in relation to Mandela

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‘I’ve always

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thought to lead by example.’ -Pienaar

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‘We need inspiration,

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because in order to build our nation, we must all exceed our own expectations.’ -Mandela

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‘One team,

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one country.’ -Sign promoting the Springboks

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