Espaces et échanges : expression orale (Anglais)

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1 : David Cameron appeals to the Scots not to desert Britain "And let's be clear .

Our values are not just a source of pride for us; they are a source of hope for the world .

ln 1964, Nelson Mandela stood in the dock in the Pretoria Supreme Court .

He was making the case for his life, against apartheid, and in that speech he invoked the example of Britain.

He said, "I have great respect for British political institutions, and for the country's system of justice." He said, "I regard the British Parliament as the most democratic institution in the world." Our Parliament, our laws, our way of life -so often, down the centuries, the UK has given people hope.

We've shown that democracy and prosperity can go hand in hand; that resolution is found not through the bu Ilet, but the ballot box .

Our values are of value to the world .

ln the darkest times in human history there has been, in the North Sea, a light that never goes out.

And if this family of nations broke up, something very powerful and very precious in the world would go out forever.

So there is a moral, economic, geopolitical, diplomatie and yes -let's say it proudly -emotional case for keeping the United Kingdom together." Tous droits réservés.

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2: Nelson Mandela, April, 20th, 1964, "I am prepared to die" .

"I have gained the impression that communists regard the parliamentary system of the west as reactionary.

But, on the contrary, 1 am an admirer.

The Magna Carta, the Petition of Right, and the Bill of Rights are documents held in veneration by democrats throughout the world.

1 have great respect for British institutions, and for the country's system of justice.

1 regard the British parliament as the most democratic institution in the world, and the impartiality of its judiciary never fails to arouse my admiration.

The American Congress, that country's separation of powers, as well as the independence of its judiciary, arouses in me similar sentiments.

1 have been influenced in my thinking by both west and east.

1 should tie myself to no particular system of society other than of. »