I hate racial discrimination most intensely and all its manifestations. I have fought all my life; I fight now, and will do so until the end of my days. Even although I now happen to be tried by one, whose opinion I hold in high esteem, I detest most violently the set-up that surrounds me here. It makes me feel that I am a Black man in a White man's court. This should not be I should feel perfectly at ease and at home with the assurance that I am being tried by a fellow South African, who does not regard me as an inferior, entitled to a special type of justice.

Summary

In this quote, the speaker passionately condemns racial discrimination and expresses their lifelong fight against it. They express their hatred toward the system they find themselves trapped in, where they feel like a Black man being judged in a White man's court. The speaker suggests that they should feel comfortable and at home knowing they are being tried by a fellow South African who treats them as an equal, rather than as an inferior in need of different, special treatment. This quote highlights the need for impartiality and equality in the justice system, regardless of race.

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