According to the lesson what does Nelson Mandela mean by ―defies the imagination‖?
(a) Men and women risking and giving their lives
(b) Patriots withstanding so much oppression and brutality without being broken.
(c) Both a and b

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(b) Patriots withstanding so much oppression and brutality without being broken.

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