The Final Extract from the President Jacob Zuma’s speech given at the Gala Dinner on the 11th of July 2013 to mark and commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the raid on Liliesleaf. "We all have a responsibility to ensure that the story of Liliesleaf and the Rivonia Trial is told in full for the benefit of current and future generations and that to ensure that the ideas born on this farm live forever. We have thus begun a process that will culminate in declaring Liliesleaf Farm a heritage Institution. This will help to preserve the heritage contained in this farm and to ensure that the place is adequately resourced as a heritage institution, which belongs to the people of all South Africa. By preserving this heritage we are contributing to the on-going process of national healing and the building of a more cohesive society. Liliesleaf is a place of hope. It must be a shrine to which we come for inspiration, to be re-energised to take forward the task of building the country of our dreams, as described in the Freedom Charter and the Constitution of the Republic. We express our sincere gratitude to the Liliesleaf Trust and to all those who continue to work hard to ensure that this farm and the role it played in our struggle is never erased from the history of the evolution of our society. May the ideas born at Liliesleaf Farm live forever!"
Posted on: Mon, 22 Jul 2013 06:46:08 +0000
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