Excerpts from Chief Luthuli’s evidence at the treason trial dealing with his understanding of a non-violent liberation struggle
… way. As far as you personally are concerned, would you be party to a violent struggle to achieve your aims? In the … say that if conditions are as they are, I could never be a party to the use of violence because I think it would be … by getting the government or the authorities to accord us democratic rights, without which we cannot enjoy, freedom. …