If … history teaches us anything, it must surely be that the creation of second-class citizens is unjust and breeds resentment that turns into resistance.
That’s a good and important lesson to learn.
By the way, the ellipsis in the above quote replaced “South Africa’s,” and the speaker was Sandra Botha, “[d]elivering her maiden speech as leader of the opposition in the National Assembly.” She was referring specifically to “affirmative action” and “the politics of racial nationalism.”
