George Bizos: a passion for justice
SOURCE: The fabric of dissent: public intellectuals in South Africa
OUTPUT TYPE: Chapter in Monograph
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2020
TITLE AUTHOR(S): G.Pienaar
SOURCE EDITOR(S): V.Reddy, N.Bohler-Muller, G.Houston, M.Schoeman, H.Thuynsma
KEYWORDS: BIZOS, GEORGE, INTELLIGENTSIA, LAWYERS, POLITICS, RACIAL SEGREGATION
DEPARTMENT: Developmental, Capable and Ethical State (DCES)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 11898
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/15966
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/15966
OUTPUT TYPE: Chapter in Monograph
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2020
TITLE AUTHOR(S): G.Pienaar
SOURCE EDITOR(S): V.Reddy, N.Bohler-Muller, G.Houston, M.Schoeman, H.Thuynsma
KEYWORDS: BIZOS, GEORGE, INTELLIGENTSIA, LAWYERS, POLITICS, RACIAL SEGREGATION
DEPARTMENT: Developmental, Capable and Ethical State (DCES)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 11898
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/15966
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/15966
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Abstract
George Bizos leaves a prodigious legacy, but he will probably be most well remembered ' and most revered 'for three small words. It was at his suggestion that Mandela added the words 'if needs be' after his assertion 'I am prepared to die' in his unforgettable statement at the Rivonia Trial, where he and other ANC members were being tried for treason. It is widely believed that these three words contributed immensely to the Rivonia trialists' being sentenced to life imprisonment, rather than being given the death sentence that they realistically expected.-
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