70 Quotes by Steven Biko


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    This is white man's integration, an integration based on exploitative values

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    Tradition has it that whenever a group of people has tasted the lovely fruits of wealth, security and prestige it begins to find it more comfortable to believe in the obvious lie and accept that it alone is entitled to privilege.

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    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

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    People must be aware of their problems in a realistic way. They must be able to analyse their problems and to work out common solutions. In other words a community is easily divided when their perception of the same thing is different

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    If one is free at heart, no man-made chains can bind one to servitude.

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    I am against the fact that a settler minority should impose an entire system of values on an indigenous people.

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    When you say 'Black is beautiful' you are saying, 'Man you are okay as you are, begin to look upon yourself as a human being'.

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