I wish that I could have taken down verbatim all that was said to me,
for the spokesmen were of undoubted ability, fluent in speech, and full
of facts, not a tithe of which I can remember. As I fear I cannot do
justice to what was urged with such vehemence and detail, you must be
content with the broad sense of their remarks only. These men have
stories to say which should be said to shorthand writers. I have read
many books and articles on South African politics, but I was never so
interested or convinced as when these men told their stories straight
from the heart.