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Steven Biko Quotes

In time, we shall be in a position to bestow on South Africa the greatest possible gift - a more human face Picture Quote #1

In time, we shall be in a position to bestow on South Africa the greatest possible gift - a more human face Picture Quote #1

So as a prelude whites must be made to realise that they are only human, not superior. Same with Blacks. They must be made to realise that they are also human, not inferior Picture Quote #1

We believe it is the duty of the vanguard political movement which brings change to educate people’s outlook Picture Quote #1

I am against the fact that a settler minority should impose an entire system of values on an indigenous people Picture Quote #1

We do not want to be reminded that it is we, the indigenous people, who are poor and exploited in the land of our birth. These are concepts which the Black Consciousness approach wishes to eradicate from the black man’s mind before our society is driven to chaos by irresponsible people from Coca-cola and hamburger cultural backgrounds Picture Quote #1

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What Black Consciousness seeks to do is to produce real black people who do not regard themselves as appendages to white society. We do not need to apologise for this because it is true that the white systems have produced through the world a number of people who are not aware that they too are people Picture Quote #1

WOMEN must be at the forefront of nation-building to bring the South African citizenry together and, therefore, develop a whole new ethos of human co-existence Picture Quote #1

To a large extent the evil-doers have succeeded in producing at the output end of their machine a kind of black man who is man only in form. This is the extent to which the process of dehumanization has advanced Picture Quote #1

Part of the approach envisaged in bringing about Black Consciousness has to be directed to the past, to seek to rewrite the history of the black man and to produce in it the heroes who form the core of the African background Picture Quote #1

Black Consciousness is an attitude of the mind and a way of life, the most positive call to emanate from the black world for a long time Picture Quote #1

I’m going to be me as I am, and you can beat me or jail me or even kill me, but I’m not going to be what you want me to be Picture Quote #1

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This is white man’s integration, an integration based on exploitative values Picture Quote #1

Any warning normally implies, even if it is tacit, that there should be changes Picture Quote #1

The wealth of the country must eventually be enjoyed by people of the country Picture Quote #1

A community is easily divide when their perception of the same thing is different Picture Quote #1

The essence of politics is to direct oneself to the group which wields power Picture Quote #1

If you want to say something radical, you should dress conservative Picture Quote #1

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Black man, you are on your own Picture Quote #1

The most potent weapon of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed Picture Quote #1

A people without a positive history is like a vehicle without an engine Picture Quote #1

We believe in the inherent goodness of man Picture Quote #1

Change the way people think and things will never be the same Picture Quote #1

The oneness of community for instance is at the heart of our culture Picture Quote #1

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It becomes more necessary to see the truth as it is if you realise that the only vehicle for change are these people who have lost their personality. The first step therefore is to make the black man come to himself; to pump back life into his empty shell; to infuse him with pride and dignity, to remind him of his complicity in the crime of allowing himself to be misused and therefore letting evil reign supreme in the country of his birth Picture Quote #1

Merely by describing yourself as black you have started on a road towards emancipation, you have committed yourself to fight against all forces that seek to use your blackness as a stamp that marks you out as a subservient being Picture Quote #1

We are experiencing new problems every day and whatever we do adds to the richness of our cultural heritage as long as it has man as its centre Picture Quote #1

The basic tenet of black consciousness is that the black man must reject all value systems that seek to make him a foreigner in the country of his birth and reduce his basic human dignity Picture Quote #1

You are either alive and proud or you are dead, and when you are dead, you can’t care anyway Picture Quote #1

It is better to die for an idea that will live, than to live for an idea that will die Picture Quote #1

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In time, we shall be in a position to bestow on South Africa the greatest possible gift - a more human face. (Steven Biko Quotes) In time, we shall be in a position to bestow on South Africa the greatest possible gift - a more human face (Steven Biko Quotes) So as a prelude whites must be made to realise that they are only human, not superior. Same with Blacks. They must be made to realise that they are also human, not inferior (Steven Biko Quotes) We believe it is the duty of the vanguard political movement which brings change to educate people’s outlook (Steven Biko Quotes) I am against the fact that a settler minority should impose an entire system of values on an indigenous people (Steven Biko Quotes) We do not want to be reminded that it is we, the indigenous people, who are poor and exploited in the land of our birth. These are concepts which the Black Consciousness approach wishes to eradicate from the black man’s mind before our society is driven to chaos by irresponsible people from Coca-cola and hamburger cultural backgrounds (Steven Biko Quotes) What Black Consciousness seeks to do is to produce real black people who do not regard themselves as appendages to white society. We do not need to apologise for this because it is true that the white systems have produced through the world a number of people who are not aware that they too are people (Steven Biko Quotes) WOMEN must be at the forefront of nation-building to bring the South African citizenry together and, therefore, develop a whole new ethos of human co-existence (Steven Biko Quotes) To a large extent the evil-doers have succeeded in producing at the output end of their machine a kind of black man who is man only in form. This is the extent to which the process of dehumanization has advanced (Steven Biko Quotes) Part of the approach envisaged in bringing about Black Consciousness has to be directed to the past, to seek to rewrite the history of the black man and to produce in it the heroes who form the core of the African background (Steven Biko Quotes) Black Consciousness is an attitude of the mind and a way of life, the most positive call to emanate from the black world for a long time. (Steven Biko Quotes) I’m going to be me as I am, and you can beat me or jail me or even kill me, but I’m not going to be what you want me to be. (Steven Biko Quotes) This is white man’s integration, an integration based on exploitative values (Steven Biko Quotes) Any warning normally implies, even if it is tacit, that there should be changes (Steven Biko Quotes) The wealth of the country must eventually be enjoyed by people of the country (Steven Biko Quotes) A community is easily divide when their perception of the same thing is different (Steven Biko Quotes) The essence of politics is to direct oneself to the group which wields power (Steven Biko Quotes) If you want to say something radical, you should dress conservative (Steven Biko Quotes) Black man, you are on your own (Steven Biko Quotes) The most potent weapon of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed (Steven Biko Quotes) A people without a positive history is like a vehicle without an engine (Steven Biko Quotes) We believe in the inherent goodness of man (Steven Biko Quotes) Change the way people think and things will never be the same (Steven Biko Quotes) The oneness of community for instance is at the heart of our culture (Steven Biko Quotes) It becomes more necessary to see the truth as it is if you realise that the only vehicle for change are these people who have lost their personality. The first step therefore is to make the black man come to himself; to pump back life into his empty shell; to infuse him with pride and dignity, to remind him of his complicity in the crime of allowing himself to be misused and therefore letting evil reign supreme in the country of his birth (Steven Biko Quotes) Merely by describing yourself as black you have started on a road towards emancipation, you have committed yourself to fight against all forces that seek to use your blackness as a stamp that marks you out as a subservient being (Steven Biko Quotes) We are experiencing new problems every day and whatever we do adds to the richness of our cultural heritage as long as it has man as its centre (Steven Biko Quotes) The basic tenet of black consciousness is that the black man must reject all value systems that seek to make him a foreigner in the country of his birth and reduce his basic human dignity (Steven Biko Quotes) You are either alive and proud or you are dead, and when you are dead, you can’t care anyway (Steven Biko Quotes) It is better to die for an idea that will live, than to live for an idea that will die (Steven Biko Quotes)

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